<Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> 501 (c) (3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> San Francisco, California, United States </Td> </Tr> <P> The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Giffords Law Center), previously known as the Legal Community Against Violence and as the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (LCPGV), is a national public interest law center which provides legal assistance to elected officials, government attorneys, and activists in the United States to promote gun control and to oppose gun violence . The Giffords Law Center publishes information about gun laws and gun control . The organization has been active in promoting gun control ordinances in California and elsewhere, as well as conducting litigation to defend gun control laws against challenges . </P> <P> LCPGV was established in the wake of a shooting attack on a law firm in downtown San Francisco on July 1, 1993 . A gunman armed with several weapons, including a semi-automatic pistol, shot 14 people at the law firm of Pettit and Martin at 101 California Street in San Francisco before turning a gun on himself . In response, Bay Area lawyers established LCPGV . </P>

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