Ending Gun Violence
October 8, 2025
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Relevant Links
- Action alert direct link: https://www.votervoice.net/EPISCOPAL/Campaigns/129092/Respond
- Register for the Episcopal Church Immigration Updates – Every Tuesday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlfu6qqjIpHdav-xm_G83OMLdkNV7YKZas#/registration
- Register for the Office of Government Relations Weekly Network Call – Every Thursday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcemtrz0jHNMX0okGlkW1lTiNDUIysNLQ#/registration
Partner Organizations Links
- Find Your Local Brady Chapter: https://www.bradyunited.org/take-action/join-movement/brady-chapters
- Find Your Local Moms Demand Action Chapter: https://momsdemandaction.org/about/chapters/
- Find Your Local NAACP Chapter: https://naacp.org/take-action/become-member
- Rawtools: https://rawtools.org/swords-to-plowshares/
- Be SMART: https://besmartforkids.org/secure-gun-storage/
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/
- Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/adults/
Resolution Links
- 1976-C052: Urge Congress to Adopt Effective Hand Gun Control Legislation: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1976-C052
- 1991-B042: Express the Mind of the House of Bishops Supporting Handgun Controls: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-B042
- 1994-D019: Request a Commission Study of Sale and Spread of Armaments: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1994-D019
- 1997-D033: Urge Legislation on the Safe Manufacture of Domestic Handguns: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1997-D033
- 1997-C035: Urge Restrictions on Sale, Ownership, and Use of Firearms: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1997-D033
- 2000-D004: Express Concern About Availability of Handguns and Assault Weapons: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2000-D004
- 2000-B007: Request the Removal of Handguns and Assault Weapons: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2000-B007
- 2000-A006: Urge Government to Prohibit the Export of Handguns: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2000-A006
- 2012-D003: Declare Church Sites as Gun-Free Zones: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2012-D003
- 2015-C005: Implement Laws to Decrease Gun Violence: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2015-C005
- 2015-B008: Support Handgun Purchaser Licensing: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2015-B008
- 2018-B007: Develop a Shareholder Plan to Affect Gun Manufactures and Retailers: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-B007
- 2018-B005: Advocate for Study of Gun Violence as Public Health Crisis: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-B005
- 2018-A279: Extend Gratitude to Special Guests and Support Youth Efforts to End Gun Violence: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-A279
- 2018-A210: Express Gratitude for Bishops United Against Gun Violence: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-A210
- 2022-C068: Encourage Suicide Prevention Training and Advocacy: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-C068
- 2022-B007: Advocate for Funding to Support Community Violence Intervention Programs: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-B007
- 2022-B006: Advocate for State-Level Gun Violence Prevention: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-B006
- 2022-B003: Advocate for the Regulation of Ghost and 3D Printed Guns: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-B003
- 2024-D014: Declare Gun Violence a National Health Crisis: https://www.vbinder.net/resolutions/637?house=HD&lang=en
- 2024-D011: The Prohibition of Assault Weapons: https://www.vbinder.net/resolutions/625?house=HD&lang=en
- 2024-A166: Registration of Firearms; Licensing of Firearm Sellers, Buyers, and Users; Use of Taggants: https://www.vbinder.net/resolutions/723?house=HD&lang=en
- 2024-B004: Commending Safe Gun Storage: https://www.vbinder.net/resolutions/682?house=HD&lang=en
- EXC022013.20 – Reaffirmation of Resolutions Regarding Gun Violence: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/executive_council/EXCresolution.pl?exc_id=EXC022013.20
- EXC061999.19 – Response to Gun Violence: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/executive_council/EXCresolution.pl?exc_id=EXC061999.19
Partner Organizations Links
- Find Your Local Brady Chapter: https://www.bradyunited.org/take-action/join-movement/brady-chapters
- Find Your Local Moms Demand Action Chapter: https://momsdemandaction.org/about/chapters/
- Find Your Local NAACP Chapter: https://naacp.org/take-action/become-member
- Rawtools: https://rawtools.org/swords-to-plowshares/
- Be SMART: https://besmartforkids.org/secure-gun-storage/
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/
- Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/adults/
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