Gun Safety

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Gun Suicide Prevention Act, legislation that would require firearm manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 

Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara, and Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village are among the co-sponsors of the legislation.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.  

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement after House passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938).

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Gun Suicide Prevention Act to address the prevalence of suicides by firearms, particularly among veterans.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) held a press conference to discuss the importance of implementing firearm suicide prevention legislation. Brownley and Irwin were joined by Ventura County Public Health Director Rigoberto Vargas, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub, and James Espinoza, a suicide prevention advocate.

Today, as part of National Suicide Prevention Week, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the Gun Suicide Prevention Act to address the alarming rate of suicides by firearms, particularly among veterans. This bill would require firearm manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255 (TALK).

Displaying a red “F” lapel pin, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Thousand Oaks) took to the stage in Camarillo on Saturday and addressed a crowd full of Ventura County’s student leaders and activists.

Just one day after students across the county walked out of schools demanding change, student activists gathered Saturday morning for a town hall meeting on gun violence hosted by U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley.

On Saturday, April 21, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) will host a Student Town Hall on Gun Safety for Ventura County’s high school students to share their perspectives on gun violence.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement today on the House vote to allow anyone authorized to carry a concealed weapon in another state to be able to bring it into California.

Today, Rep. Brownley released a statement on the shooting deaths of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and five police officers in Dallas, Texas.

There seems to be a script. Each incidence of gun violence is followed by outrage, heartbreak, a moment of silence, a muddying of the waters by cable show pundits and then … nothing. Whether motivated by hate, a result of mental illness, driven by extremism, racism, or as a domestic dispute — the why varies but the response remains the same.