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About Bill Durston

Bill Durston, M.D., is a board certified emergency physician who has treated innumerable civilian gunshot victims during a medical career spanning more than 40 years. Before becoming a physician, Durston served in combat with the U.S. Marine Corps during the height of the Vietnam War. He qualified as an expert marksman in the Marines and was decorated for "courage under fire" as a patrol leader with the Marines' prestigious Third Force Reconnaissance Company. Dr. Durston has worked in the area of gun violence prevention with numerous organizations, both medical and non-medical, throughout his career. In 2016, he co-founded Americans Against Gun Violence to fill the need for a national organization that would openly advocate adopting stringent gun control laws in the United States comparable to the laws that have long been in effect in all the other high income democratic countries of the world. Dr. Durston continues to serve as the founding president of Americans Against Gun Violence.

Aug 22, 2016

Welcome, Americans Against Gun Violence: A Message from Australian Human Rights Medal Winner Rebecca Peters

Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

As most people know, the United States leads the industrialised world in gun violence. For example, according to data collated by the organization, GunPolicy.org, based at the University of Sydney, a person living in the US is over 50 times more likely to be murdered with a handgun than a person living in Europe or Australia. This is perhaps not surprising given that the United States leads all other nations in domestic gun production as [...]

Welcome, Americans Against Gun Violence: A Message from Australian Human Rights Medal Winner Rebecca PetersBill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

Aug 22, 2016

August 22, 2016: It always seems impossible until it’s done.

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A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence August 22, 2016 "It always seems impossible until it's done." Nelson Mandela At the time of my writing this message, it’s been a little over two months since the worst mass shooting in US history – the Pulse nightclub massacre on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed and 53 were wounded. During the past two months, the United States [...]

August 22, 2016: It always seems impossible until it’s done.Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

Aug 15, 2016

July 10, 2016 Gun Violence: “A National Disgrace”

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Americans Against Gun Violence President’s Message July 10, 2016 Gun Violence: “A National Disgrace” Thanks for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I’d planned to post a new “President’s Message” once a month. But once a month isn’t often enough to stay current on the shameful epidemic of gun violence that afflicts our country. Less than a month following the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, our country is reeling [...]

July 10, 2016 Gun Violence: “A National Disgrace”Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

Aug 12, 2016

“Take a Stand” against Gun Violence and Nuclear Weapons

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AAGunV President Speaks at August Peace Event: Attendees “Take a Stand” against Gun Violence and Nuclear Weapons Americans Against Gun Violence president, Dr. Bill Durston, spoke at the annual August Peace Event in Sacramento, California on Sunday, August 7. The event is held every year to commemorate the atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, respectively, in 1945. Dr. Durston was asked to speak at [...]

“Take a Stand” against Gun Violence and Nuclear WeaponsBill Durston2017-07-25T10:56:40-07:00

Aug 11, 2016

President’s Message July 18, 2016

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A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence July 18, 2016 Orlando, Dallas, and now Baton Rouge Thanks for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I’d planned to post a new “President’s Message” once a month. But once a month isn’t nearly often enough to stay current on the shameful epidemic of gun violence that afflicts our country. I posted the first President’s message on the Americans Against Gun Violence website [...]

President’s Message July 18, 2016Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

Aug 11, 2016

President’s Message June 18, 2016

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A Message from the President of Americans Against Gun Violence June 18, 2016 After Orlando – The Genesis of Americans Against Gun Violence Thank you for visiting the Americans Against Gun Violence website. I'm sure that you share the same emotions that I do - including grief, horror, and outrage - following the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, June 12. I hope that you also [...]

President’s Message June 18, 2016Bill Durston2022-10-09T13:43:54-07:00

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"Pious condolences will no longer suffice…"

"Quarter measures and half measures will no longer suffice…"

"The time has now come that we must enact stringent gun control legislation…"

"…gun control legislation comparable to the legislation in force in virtually every civilized country in the world."
Senator Thomas Dodd, June 11, 1968