Letter/email template for voters (18 and older) to send to Political Candidates

Below is text to send to state and federal political candidates. The purpose is to NOT let any of them forget about the current front page news story about violence in our schools, and more fundamentally the health and safety of our children. While the debate about gun control will continue on, it is not the only piece of this uniquely American problem. What drives some teens to want to commit mass murder?

There are four issues/questions listed, and you can demand candidates to fully disclose their positions to the voting public.

It is easy to send this to the relevant candidates in your district, state. All you need is the campaign or office email address.

1. Just copy and paste the text into an email or letter. Edit it if you choose, we just want to make it easy for you.
2. Type in the appropriate incumbent's/candidate's name.
3. Type in your name at the end. Include your address and email address so they know you are a constituent.
4. Send it! To find contact information for elected officials, click here. Send to members of Congress, your state rep or senator, your governor, and their challengers.
5. Share it with friends and family, regardless of where they live!! We need to do this all across the country!

If you want to share an email template for students under 18 to send, use this.

This is a numbers game - the more emails and letters and phone calls any candidate office receives, the more likely this issue remains fresh through the primary and general elections. It will force them to address a very difficult political issue with voters.

TAKE ACTION for our children!! Hopefully this only takes 5-10 minutes.

Copy and paste the below text:
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Dear ___________,

I am a constituent of yours, and I am contacting you with my deep concern and, yes, anger, I feel after yet another school shooting and mass murder in Florida, on February 14, 2018, which took the lives of 17 students and staff. Since the Columbine tragedy in 1999, hundreds of students and adults have been killed and wounded in school shootings - I find it outrageous that our political leaders have effectively done nothing to address this uniquely American problem over the past two decades. The days of reciting the same canned script of “my thoughts and prayers to the families…” must end, now.

I am writing to demand that you and all candidates running for political office make your positions clear to the electorate, in writing on your website and campaign literature, on the following issues:

• The top issue that comes up after every one of the gun-related mass murders is whether there should be any new or modified gun laws. What is your stance on gun laws? Do you think we should have any new or modified gun laws to help decrease the number of shootings in schools and society as a whole? If so, what are they?
• What do you think should be done to identify and help children who are having problems with mental health and/or possible violent tendencies?
• Where do you stand on funding for schools to help with student education, health and safety? Are schools properly funded and resourced, or not?
• Are there changes in the way we run schools you think should occur to improve education as a whole while reducing stress levels on our children? If so, what are they?

This is a recurring problem that has to stop. These are our children we are talking about!

I look forward to your thoughtful response, sent to the address below. I and many other voters will be following where you and your opponent stand on these issues, how much importance you place on these issues, and what action you are prepared to take. If I do not get a response from your office, or do not find these specific questions and issues addressed on your web page, I can only assume you have no plans in mind and we would live with the status quo should you be elected. If this is the case, please do not expect my vote.

Sincerely,

Name, address, and email (your letter will not be read if you live outside the candidate’s district or state)