I support this bill because this bill would ensure that an intimate partner, or dating relationships, are included in the definition of domestic violence and firearms prohibitions are applicable. For example, this bill would include a relationship where a woman cohabitates with her boyfriend. I SUPPORT this bill as it expands critical protections to additional relationship categories.

Please support this bill for common sense public safety for Virginians living in fear from domestic violence

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 because it expands critical protections to additional relationship categories.

I support all of these bills as each would lessen the chances of gun violence and inevitably save lives.

I'm a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and I support this bill. Access to a gun makes it five times more likely that a woman will die at the hands of a domestic abuser.

This would help to close the "boyfriend" loophole to include "intimate partner" and dating relationships in the definition of "domestic violence where firearms prohibitions are applicable. I SUPPORT this bill as it expands critical protections to additional relationship categories.

As a mother of two young children, there is nothing more important to me than building a safer community for our state's kids, one that is free from the fear and constant threat of wanton gun violence. I strongly support any measure -- large or small-- that brings awareness and common sense regulation of deadly weapons, that removes firearms from those who threaten themselves or others, and diminishes the capacity of firearms to kill innocent people.

These bills represent reasonable, impactful progress towards curbing gun violence in Virginia. I was a senior at Virginia Tech and lost a friend in the shooting in 2007, and I am now the mother of three young children who have to live under the protections that we collectively choose to provide for them. Responsible gun owners should support efforts to compel others towards responsible ownership and storage, as well as practical ways to ensure those who do not have responsible intentions have a much harder gaining access to a weapon. This is an area where state-level legislation can have a real impact regardless of national trends - mothers and fathers want to raise their children in communities where leaders are taking action on gun violence. Pass these bills!