ENDORSED
BY GIFFORDS
Congressman Gerry Connolly is no stranger to hard work and tough fights—in fact, he has been representing the Eleventh Congressional District of Virginia in Congress since he flipped a seat that had been held by a Republican for over a decade in 2008. As a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congressman Connolly is at the forefront of debates around public safety, and throughout his tenure in Congress he’s been a tireless advocate for preventing unnecessary deaths across Virginia and ending the epidemic of gun violence that disproportionately impacts our most vulnerable communities.
Like many in this movement, Congressman Connolly knows it’s unconscionable that we’ve allowed gun violence to reach every corner of American life. In office, he’s repeatedly stood up to the NRA, which is headquartered in his district, and frequently joined members of his community to demonstrate, hold vigils, and protest for action on gun safety. As Northern Virginia’s voice in the House, Congressman Connolly has proudly championed measures to ban assault weapons, mandate safe gun storage, implement universal background checks, and close the gun show loophole. In 2022, Congressman Connolly was proud to support the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expanded background check requirements, blocked domestic abusers from buying guns, made gun trafficking a federal crime, and became the first gun safety legislation to be signed into law in 30 years. While this progress was hard-won, Congressman Connolly knows we also have more to do and that we need a whole-of-government approach to solving our gun violence crisis—from providing the economic, social, and medical security that ensures those who need help get it, to pushing back on extremist rulings from the Supreme Court that put the validity of lifesaving gun safety laws at risk.
There is so much on this line this November and it’s imperative that we send committed champions in the fight for a safer future back to Washington DC as part of a renewed gun safety majority—starting with Congressman Gerry Connolly. With him helping lead the charge for strong gun laws, we know that the next generation can finally live free from the threat of gun violence once and for all.
Like many in this movement, Congressman Connolly knows it’s unconscionable that we’ve allowed gun violence to reach every corner of American life. In office, he’s repeatedly stood up to the NRA, which is headquartered in his district, and frequently joined members of his community to demonstrate, hold vigils, and protest for action on gun safety. As Northern Virginia’s voice in the House, Congressman Connolly has proudly championed measures to ban assault weapons, mandate safe gun storage, implement universal background checks, and close the gun show loophole. In 2022, Congressman Connolly was proud to support the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expanded background check requirements, blocked domestic abusers from buying guns, made gun trafficking a federal crime, and became the first gun safety legislation to be signed into law in 30 years. While this progress was hard-won, Congressman Connolly knows we also have more to do and that we need a whole-of-government approach to solving our gun violence crisis—from providing the economic, social, and medical security that ensures those who need help get it, to pushing back on extremist rulings from the Supreme Court that put the validity of lifesaving gun safety laws at risk.
There is so much on this line this November and it’s imperative that we send committed champions in the fight for a safer future back to Washington DC as part of a renewed gun safety majority—starting with Congressman Gerry Connolly. With him helping lead the charge for strong gun laws, we know that the next generation can finally live free from the threat of gun violence once and for all.
We are proud to endorse Gerry Connolly for the US House of Representatives.
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