Rep. McNally Celebrates Gun Violence Prevention Summit, Commonsense Solutions to Keep Communities Safe
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today celebrates the success of the inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Summit (GVPS) hosted Thursday by the House Democratic Caucus at the Ohio Statehouse.
“As a mother with four young kids, I understand how it feels to just want to be a family and feel safe in the everyday places you should feel safe, like when you’re at a shopping mall, the movies, or a parade. When I drop my children off at school for the day, I want them focused on learning, not lockdown drills,” said Rep. McNally. “These legislative proposals and summit are about taking action and being proactive. It’s our job, not our children’s’ job, to keep them safe. We’re showing our fellow Ohioans that we listen to them and are advocating for commonsense legislation save lives and makes us safer. It’s time these pieces of legislation to become law.”
As part of its People First agenda, House Democrats introduced several new legislative solutions around the GVPS promoting gun safety measures supported by a bipartisan majority of Ohioans.
- Keeping Our Survivors Safe Act (Reps. Grim, Munira)
- Declaring Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis (Rep. Brewer)
- Commonsense Concealed Carry (Reps. Brown, Isaacsohn)
- Universal Background Checks Act (Reps. Robinson, Isaacsohn)
- Ohio Task Force on Gun Violence (Rep. Brewer)
The GVPS featured the following panels led by House Democrats, other elected officials, law enforcement officers and public safety and health stakeholders:
- Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Dangerous Individuals
- Promoting Responsible Gun Ownership
- Defeating Pro-gun Crime, Anti-cop Laws
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pictures from Thursday’s GVPS courtesy of Ohio House Democrats can be found here, and a graphic listing the five new pieces of legislation House Democrats introduced this week is attached to this press release. Additionally, the full GVPS video can be viewed and downloaded here.