March For Our Lives Resource Page

Gun Violence Prevention Resources

Brady United Against Gun Violence

CDC Firearm Violence Prevention

Everytown For Gun Safety

Giffords: Courage To Fight Gun Violence

Gun Safety Alliance

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

Moms Demand Action

Sandy Hook Promise

Action Steps:

Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund

Sandy Hook Promise Assault Weapon Petition

Daily Kos: Revoke the NRA’s Non-Profit Status

Please contact our elected officials:

A list of your elected officials can be found here. To find information specific to your address and information, click here. To find your polling site, click here (also gives you district information) or here (for NYS information). For an outline of the US Government structure, click here: Public Officials.

For Federal, State, and Local Legislation to:

Require Universal Background Checks
Ban Assault Weapons
Full Repeal of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA; which insulates the entire gun industry from accountability and liability)

Sample script: “We encourage you to propose a new piece of legislation that would include___________ [your ideas].” If writing to a senator, “I am writing to express that I would like you to vote ‘yes’ if a bill such as ___________ would be proposed in the Senate.” Then, explain what the bill might address.

Some talking points:

Repeal the S.397 – Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)
Advocate for H.R.350 – Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
Advocate for S.391 – Bipartisan EAGLES Act of 2021 – prevent school violence in the wake of Parkland shooting in FL
Advocate for H.R.8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
Advocate for H.R.1808 – 117th Congress (2021-2022) – Ban on Assault Weopans

We have 27 New York State congressman. On this website, you can click on each individual’s name and find a direct link to their address/contact info. Here are three of our New York State Representatives who represent Western New York:

CHRIS JACOBS

Clarence Office

8203 Main Street, Suite 2

Williamsville, NY 14221

Phone: (716) 634–2324

BRIAN HIGGINS

Niagara Falls District Office

800 Main Street, Suite 3C

Niagara Falls, NY 14301

Phone: 716-282-1274
Fax: 716-282-2479

Buffalo District Office: Larkin at Exchange

726 Exchange Street, Suite 601