Gun violence prevention groups said they’re not backing down from their push for stronger gun laws, even with former President Donald Trump back in the White House. Trump, who’s vowed to undo President Biden’s efforts to curb gun violence, centered much of his campaign around opposing Biden’s actions. Both he and Senator JD Vance, have pushed back against Biden’s gun control measures, even though Johns Hopkins research shows gun violence has been the top cause of death for U.S. teens for the past three years.

Kris Brown, an executive with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said, “The election of Donald Trump is deeply troubling for our safety and freedom from gun violence,” and added that they are “doubling down” on their fight to make America safer.

Despite gun violence being a key issue in the election, it didn’t rank as a top priority for voters. In an ABC News poll from August, gun violence was listed as the eighth most important issue, behind topics like the economy, crime, and health care.

During the campaign, Trump often talked about rising crime, blaming migrants for a “surge” in violent acts. Meanwhile, critics point to studies indicating that U.S.-born citizens are statistically more likely to commit violent crimes than immigrants.

Brown said Trump’s return to power could mean a “deadly period for Americans,” referencing mass shootings during Trump’s first term, including the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting. But Brown promised that her organization wouldn’t give up, saying the movement to fight gun violence “has always been bigger than one office.”

Trump and Vance have made it clear they’re against banning assault weapons, and they’ve been backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA). At an NRA forum earlier this year, Trump promised that during his second term, “No one will lay a finger on your firearms,” and said they would “roll back every Biden attack on the Second Amendment.”

Gun control groups expect Trump to undo much of the progress made in gun safety laws, like the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Biden signed in 2022 after a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The BSCA includes stronger background checks for young gun buyers and supports “red flag” laws, which allow states to take guns away from people deemed dangerous. Advocates also think Trump will eliminate the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Biden established under Vice President Kamala Harris.

Angela Ferrell-Zabala, the director of Moms Demand Action, a gun violence prevention group, made it clear that they’re not giving up. She said, “We’re going to continue to organize like our lives depend on it — because they do.”