Friend, Last night, the US Senate passed a bipartisan bill to reduce gun violence. It’s the first major piece of gun reform legislation in about thirty years. This law will not create extreme risk protection orders (ERPO), but it chips away at the opposition to it, providing federal money to help implement such frameworks at the state level. We need to push, push, push, to pass an ERPO law through Harrisburg, and I believe we will, with your voice. Here is why I am so optimistic: extreme risk protection orders are wildly popular. A recent poll says that across political affiliation, geography, and life experience, 80% of Pennsylvanians support this policy. That includes 67% of Republicans, 61% of Conservatives, and 70% of gun owners¹. Contact your lawmaker. Remind them of your support for this proposal. Remind them you are a voter, and you expect them to fight for this every day. And here’s the impact it will create. Researchers estimate that a suicide is averted in approximately one in ten gun removal cases brought under Connecticut’s Extreme Risk law². In 56% of mass shootings, investigations have found that the perpetrator had shown clear warning signs prior to the incident³, but without an ERPO law in Pennsylvania, we have no recourse in these situations to save lives. We now have federal momentum on our side, and Pennsylvanians have always strongly supported this proposal. Let’s save lives. Adam Garber
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