We MUST have stricter gun laws. At this point its common sense. Please protect our children and have stricter gun laws in order to keep our children safe at school and beyond.

I support this bill as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety, especially with regard to a product that has the potential to do such harm. This a common sense.

Industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety.

I strongly oppose HB 1608 which basically says that a manufacture of firearms can be sued for the criminal conduct of another individual who they have no relationship with. This makes absolutely no sense in a free, democratic, society. That would be like allowing people to sue Boeing because Bin Laden flew one of their airplanes into the World Tower. Despite the questionable statements that Delegate Helmer makes, the firearms industry is already one of the most regulated industries in the country. The sale of every single firearm they produce has to be approved by the FBI. So perhaps instead, Delegate Helmer should consider holding the FBI responsible for criminals.

I'm a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and I support this bill.

My husband and I are gun owners and he is a retired military member of 30 years. Please enact common sense gun safety laws! We SUPPORT this bill as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety.

HB1608 I am a Virginia gun owner and respect the right of law abiding citizens to defend themselves, their families and their homes. With that right, however, comes the responsibility to keep our gun(s) safely. My local gun store invests considerably in training their staff to recognize customers who have been drinking alcohol or smoking weed, or who might be straw purchasers, and to keep very careful business records, and it's only fair to them that all Virginia gun stores and other sellers take the same precautions. "Guns Safely" should be the Virginia standard!

HB-1597 I am a Virginia gun owner and respect the right of law abiding citizens to defend themselves, their families and their homes. With that right, however, comes the responsibility to keep our gun(s) safely. Secure storage of our guns is essential, and yet many gun owners don't take adequate precautions to keep their guns away from children, criminals and those who might bring harm to themselves or others. "Guns Safely" should be the Virginia standard!

Manufacturers of deadly weapons need accountability for the misuse of their products. This bill would force them to raise the standard of safety of these weapons.

These bills allow for those that wish to have guns to still have them, yet put safeguards in place so that the guns do not get into the wrong hands, are misused or changed into weapons meant to kill many people in a short amount of time. Please vote for these common sense gun laws so that children can live safely in our community with gun owners who prioritize safety.

I write as a taxpayer, a mother, a resident, a voter and a citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia is strong SUPPORT of these bills. Our federal government refuses to do anything to save our children and make our country a safer place because they have all sold out to the NRA so the states is where is going to be so important! I am thankful for the efforts of our elected officials to do the right thing and high encourage passage of these bills.

I SUPPORT this bill as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety. They shouldn't be profitting off of violence. We desperately need this.

HB1607 - I SUPPORT this bill as assault weapons make it easier for a person to kill a large number of people in a very short period of time – including children in schools, families at the mall or movies, congregations in houses of worship, etc. Assault weapons have no place in civilian life. HB1608 - I SUPPORT this bill as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety. HB1622 - I SUPPORT this bill as it would crack down on vehicle gun thefts and make our communities safer. This should be especially important in Virginia as 2022 FBI crime data shows that Richmond, Virginia is among the top 5 cities with the highest rates of gun theft from cars HB1660 - I SUPPORT this bill as automatic and semi-automatic weapons can kill a large number of people in a very short period of time and converting more guns to function this way is terrifying for the safety of our families. HB1797 - I SUPPORT this bill as visitors wishing to carry concealed handguns in Virginia should meet the same level of safety requirements that we require of our state’s residents. In many scenarios, visitors are held to the legal requirements of the state they are visiting, and applying this to gun safety should be common sense. HB1869 - I SUPPORT this bill as it expands critical protections to additional relationship categories. Especially in a time where people marry at a later age and/or more commonly cohabitate prior to marriage, allowing intimate partner, or dating relationships, to be protected keeps Virginians safer. HB1876 - I SUPPORT extending the protection of k-12 schools to our institutions of higher education. This is very personal to me as I spent 9 years working at a university and was involved in a scary situation where a student made violent threats with a firearm. HB1960 - I SUPPORT this bill, as it strengthens protections for domestic violence survivors.

I support these bills to make our community safer

These are incredibly important mechanisms to protect our citizens especially children from unnecessary gun violence from individuals that are not registered or legally allowed to carry firearms and could be very dangerous in this setting.

I support HB1608 as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety. As a Virginia Tech alumna who was on campus during the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting, I strongly support increased regulations on guns and gun violence prevention legislation. As a mother working to keep all children safe from gun violence, I support HB1608 and reducing the number of gun-related deaths in our community and in our nation.

I support this bill because I believe it would make our Commonwealth a safer place for everyone, including our children. Gun violence must be addressed and this is one of the many common sense laws proposed this session that can do that. Please take action and vote for this bill that could save lives.

As a graduate of Virginia Tech who was on campus during the mass shooting that occured on April 16, 2007, I strongly support increased regulations on guns. Having witnessed first half the devastation on communities that guns can cause, we need to prevent high capacity automatic and semi-automatic guns from being sold and ensure that loopholes that allow guns to be sold continue to be closed. As a mother of three young school aged children now, the sense of fear at which all families deal with on a daily basis is unfathomable and shouldn't be allowed to continue.

We SUPPORT this bill as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety. We desperately need this.

Please pass these comments sense safety laws. The county desperately needs them.

I support these bills as data shows common sense gun laws save lives.

I support these eight bills, as we need to take action against the senseless violence and deaths caused by guns. We need to ban assault weapons, hold the industry more accountable, prohibit people from leaving firearms visibly unattended in cars, ban kits that create automatic weapons, tighten concealed handgun permits, expand critical protections to additional relationship categories, extend protection against firearms to higher education, and protect domestic violence survivors. As a country and a state, we cannot continue to accept gun violence and deaths as the norm.

I support HB1607 as assault weapons make it easier for a person to kill a large number of people in a very short period of time – including children in schools. I felt the impact of this at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 as 32 students and teachers lost their lives. I support HB1608 as industry accountability is a great way to force manufacturers to raise standards of safety. It shouldn't be easier to buy a gun than it is to rent a car. I support HB1622 as it would crack down on vehicle gun thefts and make our communities safer. I support HB1660 as automatic and semi-automatic weapons can kill a large number of people in a very short period of time. I felt the impact of this at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 as 32 students and teachers lost their lives. I support HB1797 as visitors wishing to carry concealed handguns in Virginia should meet the same level of safety requirements that we require of our state’s residents. I support HB1869 as it expands critical protections to additional relationship categories. For example, this bill would include a relationship where a woman cohabitates with her boyfriend. I support HB1876 as it extends the protection of k-12 schools to our institutions of higher education. I support HB1960 as it strengthens protections for domestic violence survivors.

I support this bill because I support any bill that seeks to create a safer community for our children to grow up in, that keeps guns away from schools, and that keep deadly weapons out of the hands of violent people who wish to violate our most protected right: the right to life. This is my number one issue.