starting in 2009, the broad foundation funded research on firearm violence and loopholes in gun-safety laws at the violence prevention research program at the uc davis school of medicine and medical center. in august 2013, broad donated $250,000 to oppose the recalls of colorado senate president john morse and senator angela giron, who were being recalled for their support of gun control measures, including a ban on magazines of 15 rounds or more. broad served on the advisory committee for gun control group everytown for gun safety when it launched in 2014. in 2018, he pledged $1 million to the group.