1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am your constituent and I want you to know that gun violence in the US is a public health and finance crisis and there are things you can do to make it better for your constituents. Gun violence in the US cost $557 million in 2022 according to this report at the NIH, https://nihcm.org/publications/gun-violence-the-impact-on-society with $2.8 billion was spent on health care costs, mental health services, and emergency services. Combined with billions in other losses, firearm deaths cost roughly $274,000 per victim and each injury costs over $25,000 per patient, equaling an average cost of $1,700 per taxpayer annually. I know guns are not going away but how about making sure that they are kept in responsible hands. Close to 50,000 people die in our country every year from firearms. They are the leading cause of death for children, we have more than 650 mass killings yearly that’s almost TWO EVERY DAY. I know this doesn’t sit well with you and I want to to help all of your constituents implementing background checks that are meaningful for every transfer of a firearm with mandatory licensing and training and liability insurance to make sure that people take their ownership seriously. Thank you. https://dl-rapidbot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/1/a303/b796/a303b796-5174-4684-ae04-73a19b78fe27.php