After the 2011 Tucson shooting in which Representative Gabrielle Giffords ( D-AZ ) was injured , the organization started a petition called Fix Gun Checks to require background checks for all gun purchasers , which received 250,000 signatures . The group also released research demonstrating that 18 states had submitted fewer than 100 mental health records to the background check system , and lent its support for the Fix Gun Checks Act , introduced by New York Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy . The group drove a truck on a two-month tour of the country with planned stops in several states to raise awareness about gun violence
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
Everytown for Gun Safety