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Local gun safety groups are listed below. If your state is not listed, it means that it doesn't yet have a gun safety group that receives a grant from or is affiliated with Americans for Gun Safety. If you'd like to start one, please use the form on the Contact Us page to send us a message. We will send you information from our national office, and have a local representative contact you right away.
 

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Citizens of Arizona to Prevent Gun Violence
PO Box 11552, Glendale, AZ 85319
Phone: (602) 547-0976
Fax: (602) 547-0819
Email: capgunviolence@aol.com
Website: www.cap-gunviolence.org
 
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Women Against Gun Violence
PO Box 1501, Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: (310) 204-2348
Fax: (310) 204-6643
Email: info@wagv.org
Website: http://www.wagv.org
 
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Connecticut Collaborative For Education Against Gun Violence
PO Box 523, Southport, CT 06490
Phone: (203) 268-3050
Website: www.cagv.org
 
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Florida Coalition Against Gun Violence
PO Box 7238, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
Phone: (813) 991-9584
Fax: (813) 991-6782
Email: flguncontcoalit@mindspring.com
 
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Georgians for Gun Safety
100 Edgewood Ave NE, Suite 1008
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 527-7426
Fax: (404) 527-7382
Email: AFCCY@bellsouth.net
 
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Hawaii Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence
PO Box 1245, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808) 235-4222
Fax: (808) 235-4222
 
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Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
223 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1106
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 341-0939
Fax: (312) 341-9770
Email: info@ichv.org
Website: www.ichv.org
 
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Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence
2511 E. 46th Street, Suite A-6
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: (317) 377-0700
Fax: (317) 377-0774
Email: robinolds@msn.com
Website: www.hcgv.org
 
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Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence
PO Box 1671, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-1671
Phone: (319) 743-7823
Fax: (319) 743-7824
Email: johnjohnson@mcleodusa.net
Website: www.ipgv.org
 
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Safe State — Kansas
829 N. Market, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 264-9303
Fax: (316) 264-2232
 
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Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence
P.O. Box 4501, Augusta, ME 04112
Phone: (207) 780-0501
Fax: (207) 828-8620
Email: mcahv1@gwi.net
Website: www.MCAHV.org
 
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Marylanders Against Handgun Abuse
3000 Chestnut Ave, Suite 203, Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (410) 889-1477
Fax: (410) 889-1480
Email: mahaed@aol.com
Website: www.hgabuse.org
 
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Stop Handgun Violence, Inc.
1 Bridge St, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458
Phone: (877) SAFE-ARMS, (617) 243-8145
Fax: (617) 965-7308
Email: stophandgunviolence@mmcre.com
Website: www.stophandgunviolence.org
 
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Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence
3401 E. Saginaw St, Suite 109, Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: (517) 332-4299
Fax: (517) 332-4392
Email: cjarvis@mppgv.org
Website: www.mppgv.org
 
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Citizens For A Safer Minnesota Education Fund
2395 University Avenue, South Suite 303, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 645-3271
Fax: (651) 645-4424
Email: csm@endgunviolence.com
Website: www.endgunviolence.com
 
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Missourians Against Handgun Violence
8420 Delmar, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63124-2178
Phone: (314) 726-5196
Fax: (314) 726-5196
Email: mewertsch@excite.com
 
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New Hampshire Ceasefire
PO Box 494, Portsmouth, NH 03802
Phone: (603) 431-8101
Fax: (603) 431-5551
Email: nhceasefire@mediaone.net
 
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Ceasefire New Jersey
1995 E. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone: (856) 489-5960
Fax: (856) 489-9857
Email: Info@CeaseFireNJ.org
Website: www.ceasefirenj.org
 
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New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Education Fund
666 Broadway, Suite 625, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 674-3710
Fax: (212) 674-3531
Email: nyagv@nyagv.org
Website: www.nyagv.org
 
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North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education Fund
PO Box 9204, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Phone: (919) 403-7665
Fax: (919) 403-6585
Email: safenc@intrex.net
Website: www.ncgv.org
 
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Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
444 Floyd St, Toledo, OH 43620
Phone: (419) 244-7442
Fax: (419) 872-6442
Email: peace4all2@yahoo.com
 
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Ceasefire Oregon
921 SW Morrison, Suite 424, Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 220-1669
Fax: (503) 417-7902
Email: cforegon@teleport.com
Website: www.ceasefireoregon.org
 
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Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence
PO Box 495, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0495
Phone: (888) 444-PAHV
Fax: (215) 629-4110
Email: PAHV@aol.com
Website: www.pahv.org
 
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Texans for Gun Safety
PMB 498, 1302 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX 77019-3908
Phone: (281) 924-3545
Fax: (713) 630-0634
Email: tgs@texansforgunsafety.org
Website: www.texansforgunsafety.org
 
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Utahns Against Gun Violence
476 East South Temple, No. 254
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 487-5987
Fax: (801) 487-8436
Email: uagv@inconnect.com
Website: http://www.uagv.org
 
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Virginians Against Handgun Violence
PO Box 271, Norfolk, VA 23501
Phone: (757) 623-7918
Fax: (757) 625-1946
Email: Info@vahv.org
Website: www.vahv.org
 
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Washington Ceasefire
PO Box 20216, Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: (206) 322-1236
Fax (206) 324-7885
Email: ed@washingtonceasefire.org
Website: www.waceasefire.org
 
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Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE)
PO Box 170393, Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone: (414) 371-8838
Fax: (414) 371-8839
Email: jmbwave@aol.com
 


 


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