ABOUT US
Stop Gun Violence is a gun-owner, sportsmen-led organization committed to promoting responsible gun ownership and passing effective, achievable reforms that save lives.
Fighting for Accountability and Safety
Responsible gun owners already embrace common-sense measures like safe storage and red flag laws. These reforms are meaningful, obtainable, and broadly supported. We work every day to elect candidates who will turn them into law.
Stop Gun Violence is a gun-owner, sportsmen-led organization founded by veterans of the gun safety movement to recruit and invest in candidates for state and federal office who will stand up to extremist groups like the NRA, Gun Owners of America, and the corporate gun lobby to pass reforms that prevent crime and save lives.
We help elect leaders who understand this is not just a public safety issue, it’s a crisis of representation and accountability.
Continued inaction is both a moral and political failure.
FOUNDER
Brian Lemek
Brian is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Stop Gun Violence. A gun owner, avid sportsman, and veteran of the gun violence prevention movement, Brian is dedicated to making progress on smart, obtainable reforms that will reduce gun violence and save lives. He founded Stop Gun Violence to elect federal and state candidates who will stand up to extremism and work together to ensure our laws reflect the will of the people.
Brian was the Founding Member and Executive Director of BradyPAC, focused on electing gun violence prevention champions and funding a multitude of on the ground democracy initiatives. Prior to BradyPAC, he worked on human rights and conflict resolution initiatives in the United States, Southern Africa, and the Middle East.
Brian serves as Executive Director of Defend The Vote, a political action committee working to rebuild our democracy so we can make progress on key issues, such as preventing gun violence. He is a proud board member of Elect Democratic Women Action Fund and was appointed by Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve on the United States Election Assistance Commissions Board of Advisors. Brian appears regularly in the media, including CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, PBS and more. A proud son of Providence, RI, he resides in the Washington, DC suburbs.
