Gun Safety Issue Team
Turn Your Grief Into Action
On Monday, March 22nd, 2021, our beloved community experienced something both unspeakably tragic, and shockingly normal: a mass shooting. In light of these events, the LWVBC is immediately forming an issue team to promote community awareness regarding gun safety, and to actively lobby for gun safety regulations that are currently making their way through the Colorado legislature. We will be working closely with the LWVCO and local gun safety activist groups, such as Moms Demand Action.
LWVCO's current position on Gun Safety
Protect the health and safety of citizens through limiting the accessibility and regulating the ownership of handguns and semi-automatic weapons. Support regulation of firearms for consumer safety.
Read a joint statement on gun violence from LWVUS, LWVCO, and LWVBC.
Get Involved
We plan to meet monthly in late 2022 and through the first half of 2023. Meetings will be held via Zoom at least for the near future. Please select "Gun Safety" as an interest if you're a LWVBC member. Non-members are welcome to attend meetings as well, although updates to meeting logistics (e.g. dates and times) will only be sent to LWVBC members. Meeting links are available on the event calendar.
Team Contacts:
Chair: Tara Menza
Secretary: Julia Collins
Meeting Minutes (restricted to members):