John–

34 states across the country are deep into their 2024 legislative
sessions—and in all of them, we have a grassroots network of volunteers
working hard to pass gun safety legislation and defeat bills that make our
communities less safe.

Research shows that nearly 300,000 lives could be saved over the next
decade if every state in the country had the gun death rates of the eight
states with the strongest gun safety laws.

Our volunteers are fighting for our right to exist safely in our
communities—and are doing the work day in and day out to ensure that
lawmakers don't look away from our gun violence crisis.

Read below to learn about these critical state legislative fights.
[ [link removed] ]Then, join us by volunteering in District of Columbia.

North Carolina

Currently, gun lobby-backed lawmakers hold supermajorities in both state
legislative chambers—but we can change that this year. From school
boards to the governor's mansion, our North Carolina Moms and Students
Demand Action volunteers are gearing up to elect Gun Sense Candidates
this November!

Colorado

Our Colorado volunteers' relentless advocacy made gun violence
prevention a major legislative priority last year—but they're still
fighting to make their state safer. This year, they're working to pass
firearm liability insurance legislation, a gun dealer licensing bill,
and an assault weapons ban.

Louisiana & South Carolina

In Louisiana and South Carolina, we have been hard at work fighting
against reckless permitless carry legislation allowing anyone—even as
young as 18—to carry loaded handguns in public without safety training
or vetting. Our Moms and Students Demand Action chapters testified at
both capitals and made over 1,000 calls to lawmakers across the two
states. Even in states where the gun safety landscape is an uphill
battle, our volunteers have ensured our movement cannot be ignored!

Virginia

This year, gun sense champions in the Virginia House and Senate got to
work passing dozens of bills to keep our communities safe—including a
ban on assault weapons and ghost guns, requiring secure storage, and
stronger laws to disarm domestic abusers. And last month, over 200
volunteers mobilized at the Bell Tower in Richmond to urge Governor
Youngkin to sign these life-saving bills into law.

Arizona

Some Arizona lawmakers are pushing dangerous gun bills that would force
colleges to allow people to carry guns on campus, and would attempt to
give people a license to kill migrants who pass across remote farm and
ranch land in Arizona—echoing the anti-immigrant ideology that
emboldened racist shooters like the one in El Paso. Gun safety advocates
are sending hundreds of messages to lawmakers and showing up in person
to testify against the bills.

Illinois

Illinois remains one of our nation's leaders in gun violence prevention
policy. Right now, our volunteers are working to promote legislation
that would help solve more cold cases and help break the cycles of
violence in their communities.

Georgia & Florida

At least one gun is stolen from a car every 15 minutes. And in Atlanta
and Tallahassee, we're doing something about it. Our movement is
committed to advancing meaningful legislation requiring guns in cars to
be securely stored to prevent firearm theft.

Delaware

A bill requiring people to apply for and receive a permit to purchase a
handgun has finally passed the Delaware House after being introduced
three times since 2019. Research shows that permit-to-purchase laws have
been linked to a 20 percent drop in homicide rates. This bill will be a
massive step toward making Delaware communities safer–and we're calling
on Governor Carney to sign it into law.

This critical work is only possible because of the power of our movement.
Together, we can defeat the gun lobby's agenda and save lives, one
community at a time. [ [link removed] ]Join us by volunteering in District of Columbia.

Jose Davila
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Senior Director of State Government Affairs
Everytown for Gun Safety


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