Gun Safety
The federal government should strengthen background-check rules for violent misdemeanor convictions, improve gun-violence data, and fund prevention and recovery support.
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A federal office to organize gun violence work
1 bill on this topic
“The government should make it easier for agencies like DOE and NASA to work together on research instead of duplicating each other's efforts.”
Gun buying rules after violent misdemeanor convictions
1 bill on this topic
“When should a recent violent misdemeanor conviction block someone from buying a gun or ammunition from a licensed seller, and what rules should be used to decide that fairly and enforce it?”
Data, research, and yearly reports on gun violence
1 bill on this topic
“Should the federal government study gun violence more closely, fill missing data, and send yearly findings and recommendations to Congress?”
Public education and help after shootings
1 bill on this topic
“Should the federal government teach people about gun violence prevention and help communities recover after shootings?”
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Why this works
01Lawmakers often don’t know what you think
A Yale field experiment found legislators shown actual district opinion shifted their votes to match it. The ones kept in the dark? No relationship between constituent views and how they voted.
02Congressional offices are built to process this
Offices log, sort, tag, and tally incoming contact, then brief the member. Constituent communications eat roughly a third of House staff resources. Your message gets counted.
03Personalized beats template, by a lot
92% of staff say individualized messages influence undecided lawmakers — versus 56% for form letters. Naming a specific bill with your own reasoning puts you in a different category entirely.
04Silence isn’t neutral
When offices don’t hear from constituents, they ask lobbyists instead. Not contacting your rep doesn’t leave the scale empty — it hands the weight to someone else.