This package of gun safety bills included universal background checks, an extreme risk protection law, stronger protections for victims of domestic violence, and meaningful investments in community violence intervention programs. In 2023, Virginia had the twenty-second lowest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 1,200 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 7 hours. Fifty-ninth percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 39% are gun homicides. In Virginia, the rate of gun deaths increased 34% from 2014 to 2023, compared to a 33% increase nationwide.