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Jonathan Lowy
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Pres & Founder, Global Action on Gun Violence.
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Most of the world regulates the gun industry. The U.S. protects it. Why? Toxic gun politics. But we don’t have to wait for Congress.

Litigation, corporate reform, and legal accountability can change industry and save lives.

actiononguns.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve spent 25+ years fighting for victims of gun violence. On Thur, June 12 at 3PM ET, I’ll be speaking with the C-Suite Network CEO Tricia Benn about how legal strategy and executive leadership can drive real, global change.

Join the conversation -- pages.c-suitenetwork.com/csuite-success
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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SCOTUS Weighs $10B Lawsuit Blaming US Gun Companies for Trafficking to Mexican cartels

"The allegations are that the manufacturers have been told and know exactly how they are supplying the cartels."

Investigative reporting from Spotlight on America

@actiononguns.bsky.social @jlowy.bsky.social
SCOTUS weighs $10B lawsuit blaming US gun companies for trafficking to Mexican cartels
A groundbreaking legal case is being considered by the Supreme Court, that pits the country of Mexico against a group of American gun makers and distributors.
thenationaldesk.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good summary of Mexico’s gun lawsuit in the Supreme Court. The gun industry must stop supplying the cartels’ crime gun pipeline. youtu.be/R1PrdE9_bmU?... via @YouTube @actiononguns.bsky.social
SCOTUS weighs $10B lawsuit blaming US gun companies for trafficking to Mexican cartels
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April 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u... great reporting by @dadams7308.bsky.social Frances Robles @nytimes.com. The U.S. crime gun pipeline that arms Haiti gangs must be stopped at its source: the gun industry.
Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence continues to rise there, with gangs increasingly obtaining high-caliber fire...
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
An important day, as the Supreme Court heard its first gun industry liability suit ever in @actiononguns.bsky.social
Mexico lawsuit against gun manufacturers. What a great legal team, with masterful arguments by Cate Stetson of @hoganlovells.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It took 3 days for Sweden to decide to take action to prevent (a rare) mass slaughter of its people. Mass shootings in the U.S. have increased over 20 years to now more than one a day. 🦗🦗🦗We need ⁦‪@actiononguns‬⁩
February 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What an inspiring, energizing evening of activism & art at the 1st ⁦‪Global Action on Gun Violence @actiononguns.bsky.social fundraiser, with Manny Oliver, Patricia Oliver, and @changetheref.bsky.social, at Woolly Mammoth Theater. Gratitude to GAGV’s amazing team & supporters. See Guac!!!!
February 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mexican President Sheinbaum rejects “White House's slander against the Mexican government of having alliances with criminal organizations…If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the United States armories that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On Sunday, December 22, CBS 60 Minutes will air a segment on Mexico's gun lawsuits, for which @actiononguns is co-counsel. I was among those interviewed. Watch and spread the word! www.cbsnews.com/video/the-ir...
The Iron River | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Up to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico each year. Now, Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers and dealers to curb the flow. Sunday.
www.cbsnews.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
No other country simply tolerates the repeated slaughter of its people without doing anything to prevent the next massacre. We don’t need to live — or die - / like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Live updates: At least 3 dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin
Latest news and live updates on the potential school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Powerful images of lives cut short by US refusal to do what every other country does to prevent gun violence. Great journalism www.cbsnews.com/rooms/
Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings
The families of eight school shooting victims opened their doors to Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp, allowing them to document their children's bedrooms.
www.cbsnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:20 PM