What can I do now?

Mass shootings continue to occur across our country. We have witnessed the horror of gun violence unleashed on innocent people. We keep hearing our politicians extend “thoughts and prayers.” As well intentioned as those sentiments may be, the violence in this country just continues. It is time for each of us to take action to stop this national nightmare.

Send a Letter or Email to your Legislators

Send a letter to our Governor, US Senators and US Congressional Representatives, demanding that they support common sense gun reforms.
Provide financial and physical support to organizations that are working every day to fight this epidemic of gun violence such as Everytown and Moms Demand Action.
Provide financial and physical support to political candidates who have specifically stated that they wll support new legislationto combat gun violence.
Many organizaitons sell yard signs, t-shirts, and other merchandise. This not only funds their group's activities but also displays your message to others.

Who to Contact

Everytown – https://www.everytown.org
Moms Demand Action – https://momsdemandaction.org/
Stop Handgun Violence – https://www.stophandgunviolence.org/
Safe Kids Now – https://tinyurl.com/2p8fzbxj
North Pinellas County Democratic Club – https://northpinellasdemocrats.com/

Sample Text for your Letters or Emails

To (the elected official)

Can you please stop the killing in this country? Can you do something now? How many more people, how many more children, need to die? We have already seen more than 200 mass shootings in America since the start of this year, and this is completely unacceptable to me. Where is my freedom, my family’s freedom, to live our lives without fear of being gunned down at work, at church, at the grocery store, or at school?

· 83% of gun owners favor Universal Background Checks without loopholes. 90% of people in the U.S. support the same. Source: Harvard Political Review

· 83% of Americans support an assault weapons ban. Source: Pew Research Center, 2021

· 53% of Americans support stricter gun control. Source: Pew Research Center, 2021

I am committed to vote for candidates who support Common Sense Gun Laws. The majority of people in this country clearly want change. In our democracy I urge you to listen to the majority.

Sincerely,
(Your Name)
(Your address, contact info)

Legislator Addreses and Phone Numbers

Governor Ron DeSantis
400 S. Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
850-717-9337
GovernorRon.Desantis@eog.myflorida.com

Senator Marco Rubio
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
202-224-3041
https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Senator Rick Scott
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
202-224-5274
https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact/contact

Congressman Charlie Crist
215 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-5961
https://crist.house.gov/contact/

Congressman Gus Bilirakis
2354 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-5755
https://bilirakis.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email