Name: Joshua Cole

Phone: (540) 642-0165

Email: DelJCole@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Joshua Cole,As my representative in district 28, I would like to thank you for your work in the 2020 legislative session.There are several gun control bills coming up for a vote that I'm concerned about, including HB961 , that seeks to ban firearms, magazines, suppressors and training.According to the FBI NICS background check data , there are at least 3 million rifle owners in Virginia and each year 8 or less people in Virginia are killed with any sort of rifle.These bills won't make our communities safer. In fact, it will have the opposite effect as only criminals will be the ones with guns.Most importantly though, every government has at some point oppressed their people. America's founders knew that giving the People the right to bear arms is the only way to keep the government from taking advantage of us.Will you represent me and vote against these measures?Thank you.