Friend,

As Pennsylvania kicks off the 2023 legislative session, we do so under a new governor for the first time in nearly a decade. Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has pledged bold, bipartisan leadership — and we’re going to need every bit of it to tackle our gun violence epidemic that kills 1,700 Pennsylvanians per year. 

2022 ended with the Lancaster murders of a dedicated mother and nurse named Courtney Cooper, fatally shot by her boyfriend, and of Luis Oscar Sanchez, a father of two with a third on the way [1] ; with the York City murder of Demetres Lewis, where the city’s police captain believes the annual homicide rate hasn’t been so high in 20 years [2]; and with a mass shooting in rural Lycoming county that left four people dead by a rifle [3]. 

As Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, Josh Shapiro prosecuted gun traffickers and cracked down on ghost guns, noting “gun violence is ravaging our communities.” [4] He’s right, and it’s time to end this crisis. 

Ask Governor Shapiro to make tackling gun violence a top priority for his administration and tell him we need new gun safety laws, including lost and stolen firearms reporting and Extreme Risk Protection Orders.

Governor-elect Shapiro has a track record of working toward bipartisan solutions. Please ask him to make a commitment to work for our safety in his inaugural address so that the General Assembly, and all Pennsylvanians, know we have a gun safety champion in the Governor’s office. 

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Sincerely,
Adam


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