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On Monday, January 19th, Center Advocacy Manager Lori Haas co-hosted the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Vigil outside the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. She was joined by Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashimi, Attorney General Jay Jones, Senator Jennifer Boysko, victims of gun violence and other community leaders to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and to remember those harmed by gun violence across the nation. Speakers highlighted ongoing legislative efforts to help prevent future gun violence in Virginia. 

Virginia is positioned to make major progress in combatting gun violence this legislative session. The Center is supporting a host of measures including: 

• Firearm Purchaser Licensing  
• Requiring the safe storage of firearms in both homes and cars Improving the state’s domestic violence protections including a firearm relinquishment law and a measure that closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole”  
• Strengthening the commonwealth’s extreme risk protection order law Creating a Center for Gun Violence Prevention that will coordinate efforts across Virginia 

Mark your calendars for this online webinar on January 27th, 2026. Center co-director Cass Crifasi, PhD '14, MPH, will be joining experts with the Coalition for a Safer Delaware to discuss the implementation of permit-to-purchase in Delaware. Register through the link below. 

Mark your calendars on February 12th at 11AM (ET) for our next SnapTalk! Lisa Geller, MPH and Spencer Cantrell, JD will be LIVE on LinkedIn and Zoom to explain how Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) can be used to help save lives, and why effective use of this policy is so important.  

Be sure to tune in for this snappy, 15-minute webinar!  Registration details coming soon to your inbox.

A Legacy Tomorrow, An Impact Today 
 

In celebration of the sesquicentennial, when you include any area of Johns Hopkins in your estate plans or make a qualified life income gift, a portion of your planned gift will be matched with an outright gift* in your honor to the program or department of your choice. 

To ensure your gift qualifies for the Johns Hopkins Legacy Match, please contact the Office of Gift Planning at 410-516-7954 or [email protected]. Learn more at giving.jhu.edu/gift-planning. 
 

*Outright gift will equal 10% of the full value of the estate gift or life income gift, up to $25,000. 

The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore homicides in 2025 fall to lowest level in 50 years 

PBS Balancing Act with John Katko: Balancing Act with John Katko | Red Flag Laws | Episode 118 

WAMU Health Hub: Gun violence deaths are declining. Public health experts warn cuts could change that 

WVEC 13 News Now: Looking at gun violence prevention laws in Virginia 

WCYB 5: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions discusses legislative goals 

WMRA Public Radio: Public health researcher sees opportunity talks firearm safety legislation in General Assembly 

WTRV Richmond: Gun rights and gun safety advocates lobby at Virginia Capitol 

Virginia Mercury: Lobby Day draws larger pro-gun crowd as Virginia Democrats revive gun-safety agenda 

WWBT 12 On Your Side: Gun rights advocates and prevention groups rally in Richmond for Lobby Day 

USA Today: They kept guns locked up. Their son still shot his father, police say 

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