Open Letter to

Senators Webb & Warner

From Families of Virginia Tech Victims and Survivors

rner:
Dear Senators Webb and Wa
oting
of the massacre at Virgin ia Tech, the largest mass sho
Three days ago was the third anniversary
in American history.
a serious gap in
me nta lly ill and wa s abl e to buy his guns because of
s
The Virginia Tech shooter wa hea lth records missing from the
federal background
tho usa nd s of me nta l
federal law that left tens of ste ps to close that gap. Anoth
er glaring gap in the
Co ngr ess hav e tak en
check system. Virginia and s and the mentally ill to
is the Gu n Sh ow Loo ph ole, which enables criminal ce
background check system bac kgr oun d che ck. It’s been three long years sin
hout having to pas s a
buy guns at gun shows wit the Gun
h and Co ngr ess has still not taken any action to close
Virginia Tec
32 people lost their lives at
Show Loophole.
for law abiding
you r str ong sup por t of Second Amendment rights
with
Senator Webb, consistent o tol era nce for criminals and the me
ntally ill getting
d us tha t you hav e zer
Americans, you have assure six of us and expressed your
support of background
per son ally me t wit h the
access to guns. Last May, you sed to work on closing the Gun
Show Loophole in
sho ws and you pro mi
checks for all sales at gun r willingness to work with the
families on this issue.
e you r lea der shi p and you close
Congress. We appreciat gin ia Tec h fam ilies and endorse legislation to
your promise to the Vir
Now is the time to deliver on
this dangerous gap.
er supporting
ass ure d the Vir gin ia Tec h families that you would consid
sonally
Senator Warner, you also per ws . We have yet to hear from you
about where you
purch ase rs at gun sho
background checks on all
ia have a right to know.
stand. The people of Virgin
a Virginia Tech sized
tes , 35 pe op le are mu rdered with guns—that’s
Every day in the United Sta federal
n firs tha nd the inc red ible toll that gaps in the
y. We have see
massacre every single da , an d we liv e with the personal toll eve
ry single
have on pu bli c saf ety
background check system
day of our lives.
we ask you to
e to act is now . On beh alf of the Virginia Tech families,
The tim
Don’t let another day go by.
Gun Show Loophole.
support legislation to close the

Sincerely,
t.)
Peter Read, Lt. Col., USAF (Re
Lori Haas o was shot
Father of Mary Read, wh
vivor who
Mother of Emily Haas, sur and killed at Virginia Tech
was shot at Virginia Tech
Colin Goddard
Joe Samaha ginia Tech
Survivor, who was shot at Vir
o was shot
Father of Reema Samaha, wh
and killed at Virginia Tech Andrew Goddard
Father of Colin Goddard
Omar Samaha
Brother of Reema Samaha

Call
Senator Warner Senator Webb
(804) 775-2314 (804) 771-2221
Tell them to close the Gun Show Loophole.

Paid for by Virginians for Public Safety

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