Editing Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

{{Short description|Organization}}
{{Infobox organization 
|name = Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
|image = NewCsgvlogo.jpg
|membership = 48 organizations
|headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]]
|formation = 1974 
|dissolved = 2022
|merged = Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
|website ={{URL|www.csgv.org}}
}}
The '''Coalition to Stop Gun Violence''' ('''CSGV''') and the '''Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence''' ('''EFSGV''' or '''Ed Fund'''), its sister organization, were two parts of a national, non-profit [[gun control]] advocacy organization opposed to [[gun violence]]. Since 1974, it supported reduction in American gun violence via education and legislation.  They ceased operations in 2022 after the EFSGV merged with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy to become the '''[[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|Johns Hopkins]] Center for Gun Violence Solutions'''.<ref name=IW>{{cite web |url=https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/coalition-to-stop-gun-violence/ |title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence |publisher=[[InfluenceWatch]] |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>

==History==
In 1974, the United Methodist [[General Board of Church and Society]] formed the '''National Coalition to Ban Handguns''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Harry L.|author-link=Harry L. Wilson|title=Guns, gun control, and elections|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/gunsguncontrolel0000wils/page/145 145]|isbn=978-0-7425-5348-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/gunsguncontrolel0000wils|url-access=registration|access-date=2009-03-27}}</ref> a group of thirty affiliated religious, labor, and nonprofit organizations, with the goal of addressing "the high rates of gun-related crime and death in American society" by requiring licensing of gun owners, registering firearms, and banning private ownership of [[handguns]]. "Reasonable limited exceptions" were to be allowed for "police, military, licensed security guards, antique dealers who have guns in unfireable condition, and licensed pistol clubs where firearms are kept on the premises."<ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Gregg Lee|title=Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2002|pages=395|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H_RrLyV9rDUC&pg=PA395|access-date=2009-03-27|isbn=978-1-57607-268-4}}</ref><ref name="Kates_TN_L.Rev.">{{cite journal |title=Guns and Public Health: Epidemic of Violence or Pandemic of Propaganda? |author1=Don B. Kates |author2=Henry E. Schaffer |author3=John K. Lattimer |author4=George B. Murray |author5=Edwin  H. Cassem |year=1994 |journal=Tennessee Law Review |volume=61 |pages=513–596 |quote= "The position of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns  is very clear... [We support]  ban[ning] the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns, except for police, military, licensed security guards and pistol clubs."  Michael K. Beard, testimony on behalf of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns  in support of 8-132 Before the Committee of the Judiciary 3 (Mar. 22, 1989) (transcript on file with the ''Tennessee Law Review'';...}}</ref> In the 1980s and 1990s, the coalition expanded to 44 member groups.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Gregg Lee|title=Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2002|pages=396|isbn=978-1-57607-268-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H_RrLyV9rDUC&pg=PA396|access-date=2009-03-27}}</ref>

In 1989, following the [[Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Stockton)|Cleveland Elementary School shooting]] in Stockton, California, the National Coalition to Ban Handguns changed its name to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, in part because the group believed that [[assault weapons]] as well as handguns, should be outlawed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Goss|first=Kristin|author-link=Kristin Goss|title=Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/disarmedmissingm0000goss/page/112 112]|isbn=978-0-691-12424-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/disarmedmissingm0000goss|url-access=registration|access-date=2009-03-27}}</ref>

In 2022, the EFSGV merged with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy to become the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.<ref name=IW />

==Mission==
According to CSGV, its mission was: "We believe that all Americans have a right to live in communities free from gun violence. We pursue this goal through policy development, strategic engagement, and effective advocacy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509221/k.C716/About_Us.htm|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.|website=The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=2009-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412180755/http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509221/k.C716/About_Us.htm|archive-date=2009-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> The organization had nine areas of focus, regarding issues and campaigns:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509211/|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.|website=The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=2008-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822214638/http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509211/|archive-date=2008-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

# Opposition to the [[National Rifle Association|National Rifle Association's]] interpretation of [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] rights.<ref name="urlGuns, Democracy and Freedom ">{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/guns-democracy-freedo/|title=Guns, Democracy and Freedom - Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=October 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117231406/http://csgv.org/issues/guns-democracy-freedo/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# Support for [[firearm microstamping]], a ballistic identification technology intended to allow law enforcement to trace the serial number of a firearm from ejected cartridge cases recovered from crime scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509293/|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.|website=The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=2008-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630054632/http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509293/|archive-date=2008-06-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
# Ban the private sale of guns by instituting [[universal background checks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509285/k.B594/Gun_Show_Loophole.htm |title=Gun Show Loophole |access-date=2009-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127023900/http://www.csgv.org/site/c.pmL5JnO7KzE/b.3509285/k.B594/Gun_Show_Loophole.htm |archive-date=November 27, 2008 }}</ref>
# Ban [[concealed carry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/concealed-carry/|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.|website=The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=2016-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118032707/http://csgv.org/issues/concealed-carry/|archive-date=2016-11-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# Opposition to the sale of what it classifies as [[assault weapon]]s to private citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/assault-weapon/|title=Assault Weapons - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence}}</ref>
# Support for "countermarketing", a strategy intended to force changes in gun industry's marketing and distribution practices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/countermarketing/|title=Countermarketing - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence}}</ref>
# Opposition to removing the [[duty to retreat]] in [[Self-defense (United States)|self-defense law]] (i.e., [[stand your ground]] laws).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/shoot-first-laws/|title="Stand Your Ground" Laws - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence}}</ref>
# Support for stricter mental health screening for firearm purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/guns-and-mental-health/|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.|website=The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|access-date=2016-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118051516/http://csgv.org/issues/guns-and-mental-health/|archive-date=2016-11-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# Support for the repeal of the [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csgv.org/issues/special-protection-for-the-gun-industry/|title=Special Protection for the Gun Industry - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence}}</ref>

==Former leadership==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2023}}
*Joshua Horwitz was the Executive Director of CSGV/EFSGV. He is an attorney who joined the Education Fund in 1989 as Legal Director.
*Michael K. Beard was the founding President of the CSGV/EFSGV.

==Membership==
CSGV consisted of 47 organizations in March 2016. Among them were religious organizations, child welfare advocacy groups, public health professionals, social justice, and political action organizations.<ref name="Member organizations">{{cite news|url=http://csgv.org/about-us/member-organizations/|title=Member Organisations|work=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307060816/http://csgv.org/about-us/member-organizations/|archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>

The member groups were:<ref name="Member organizations" />
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*[[American Academy of Pediatrics]]
*[[American Association of Suicidology]]
*[[American Ethical Union]]
*[[American Jewish Committee]]
*[[American Jewish Congress]]
*[[American Psychiatric Association]]
*[[American Public Health Association]]
*[[Americans for Democratic Action]]
*Association of Japanese Families of Gun Violence Victims in the U. S. A.
*[[Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America]]
*[[Holiness movement|The Bible Holiness Movement, International]]
*[[Center for Science in the Public Interest]]
*[[Central Conference of American Rabbis]]
*[[Children's Defense Fund]]
*[[Child Welfare League of America|Child Welfare League of America, Inc.]]
*[[Church of the Brethren]]
*The Communitarian Network
*The Council of The Great City Schools
*DC for Democracy
*The DISARM Education Fund
*[[Fellowship of Reconciliation]]
*[[Friends Committee on National Legislation]]
*[[Jesuit Conference|Jesuit Conference – Office of Social Ministries]]
*[[Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center Association]]
*[[Jewish Women International]]
*[[Loretto Community]]
*[[National Association of School Psychologists]]
*[[National Association of Social Workers]]
*[[National Council of Jewish Women]]
*[[National Council of Negro Women]]
*[[National Urban League]]
*[[North American Federation of Temple Youth]]
*Pan American Trauma Association
*[[Peace Action|Peace Action of Washington]]
*[[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]]
*[[Union for Reform Judaism]]
*[[Unitarian Universalist Association]]
*[[UNITE HERE]]
*[[United Church of Christ]]
*[[United Federation of Teachers]]
*[[United Methodist Church|United Methodist Church Board of Church & Society]]
*[[United States Conference of Mayors]]
*[[United States Student Association]]
*[[United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]]
*[[Woman's National Democratic Club]]
*[[Women's League for Conservative Judaism]]
*[[YWCA USA|YWCA of U. S. A.]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.csgv.org}}

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