Action Alerts!
Action Alert on Funding a Safe Storage Public Education Campaign
In the session following the worst school shooting in Georgia's history, the only gun safety bill still alive is HB 79, a $300 tax credit for purchases of gun safes and training courses. Georgians know that this not good enough and we must urge our legislature to do more. Our best chance of making progress this year is getting the state to invest in a state-wide education campaign promoting safe storage.
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Please contact these Senate leaders and urge them to support this funding in the FY 26 Budget.
Lt. Governor Burt Jones
jburt.jones@senate.ga.gov
404-656-3030
Sen. Blake Tillery, Appropriations Committee Chair
blake.tillery@senate.ga.gov
404-656-3058
Members of Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee of Appropriations
Sen. John Albers (Subcommittee Chair), (404) 463-8055, john.albers@senate.ga.gov
Sen. Ed Harbison, (404) 656-0074, ed.harbison@senate.ga.gov
Sen. Donzella James, (404) 463-1379, donzella.james@senate.ga.gov
Sen. John Kennedy, Jr., (404) 656-6578, john.kennedy@senate.ga.gov
Sen. David Lucas, (404) 656-0150, david.lucas@senate.ga.gov
Sen. Randy Robertson, (404) 656-0045, randy.robertson@senate.ga.gov
Sen. Sam Watson, (404) 656-0065, sam.watson@senate.ga.gov
Sample script:
“Georgia can and should do more to encourage responsible gun ownership and help reduce the toll of gun violence on our communities and on our budget. A minimal $1M investment in a state-wide safe firearm storage education campaign can save lives and save taxpayer money. We should join our neighbors Texas, Florida and North Carolina in adopting a state-wide safe storage education campaign. Please allocate money in the FY 26 budget to encourage safe firearm storage in Georgia.”
HB 1 Action Alert
We will be advocating for a hearing and a vote before crossover day on HB 1, The Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act. Speaker Burns will need to give his blessing for that to happen, so we will reach out to both the Speaker and the chairperson of the Public Safety Committee, Rep. Clint Crowe. Find contact information and a sample script below:
Speaker Jon Burns
jon.burns@house.ga.gov
404-656-5020
Rep. Clint Crowe, Public Safety Committee Chair
clint.crowe@house.ga.gov
404-656-0325
Sample script:
"As Speaker Burns has acknowledged, Georgia can do more to prevent gun violence and save lives. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in Georgia, and child access prevention laws are proven to reduce the rate of injury and death for kids. Please schedule a hearing and a vote for HB 1, the Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act, which has been assigned to the Public Safety Committee. Our kids deserve to be heard. HB 1 needs a hearing and full committee vote before crossover day."