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Gun violence, or crimes committed with the use of a firearm, include shootings that result in homicide, suicide, unintentional injury, or death from the misuse of a firearm. According to our CDC, 39,773 people died from gun-related injuries in 2017. These include 23,854 suicides, 14,542 murders, 486 unintentional shootings and 553 deaths that involved law enforcement. Of our 310 million civilian firearms, 114 million of these are handguns, 110 million are rifles and 86 million are shotguns. In 2010, rifles were used in about 360 murders while handguns were used in about 6,000. Another 2,000 murders were committed with an unreported firearm type. But besides statistics, there is little research which details the causes, circumstances, or effects of gun violence in our society.

Pending Legislation: H.R.1699 - Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Maxwell Frost (FL)
Status: House Committee on the Judiciary
Chairperson: Rep. Jim Jordan (OH)

I oppose reforming current gun violence policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
I support establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy to coordinate various gun violence prevention efforts that are administered by the Department of Justice, recommend policy options to promote evidence-based gun violence prevention strategies, and promote related data collection. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.

Winning Option »» I support establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy to coordinate various gun violence prevention efforts that are administered by the Department of Justice, recommend policy options to promote evidence-based gun violence prevention strategies, and promote related data collection. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.