Resources for Gun Safety

Elected Officials

Virginia Senators
Tim Kaine
Mark Warner

Virginia Representatives
District 10 – Jennifer Wexton
District 11 – Gerald Connolly

Virginia State Assembly

Because there are 100 districts in the state, use Who’s My Legislator to find your delegate. Provide your address to receive your delegate’s name and contact information.

Sample Letter to Elected Officials

Dear (Senator/Representative),

As your constituent, I’m urging you to prioritize gun safety legislation. The mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, in which ten people of color were murdered, and in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two adults were murdered, are instances of the tragic gun violence we witness in America all too often.

As an elected official, it is your job to take bold action to prevent these senseless tragedies from happening. We cannot wait for another mass shooting. Please do the right thing and pass gun safety legislation.

Resources

Updated October 2023

  • Gun Violence Prevention Resources (Fairfax County Public Schools)
  • Gun Safety Campaign Toolkit (American Academy of Pediatrics)
  • Safe and Secure Gun Storage (Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health) Safely storing firearms can reduce gun injuries and deaths, and is supported by researchers, healthcare professionals, and gun owners alike.
  • Solutions to Gun Violence (Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health) These policies focus on prevention strategies that, if implemented broadly, would significantly reduce gun-related death and injury.
  • Safe Storage (The BulletPoints Project) If guns are kept in the home, storing them safely can prevent firearm injury

Updated May 2022

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