The prevention of gun violence in our communities and in our Commonwealth is of the upmost importance to me as a legislator and as a father.​

​As the former Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee, I am fully committed to continuing to build on the progress we made in Virginia. Under my leadership, the House Public Safety Committee made historic progress in 2020-21 passing bills to:

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• Require universal background checks.

• Enact an extreme risk protective order, allowing law enforcement to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed at risk to themselves or others.

• Enact a one-handgun-a-month purchase law.

• Require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms.

• Strengthen penalties for leaving an unsecured firearm that endangers a child. 

• Allow localities to prohibit firearms in government buildings.

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We must enact legislation to ban military-style assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and ghost guns, and hold gun manufacturers accountable. 

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