A fact sheet of AAP's federal policy priorities to share with federal legislators
A press statement expressing disappointment in the Senate's failure to pass gun safety legislation
A letter from AAP and 21 public health and advocacy organizations urging the Senate to pass strong gun safety legislation
A comprehensive summary of AAP's recommendations to Congress and the White House and
AAP testimony for the record to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
White House website on the President's 23 executive order recommendations
AAP's endorsement letter and press release supporting Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) assault weapons ban
AAP endorsement letters for companion House and Senate bills to address mental health in schools
AAP’s practice guide, Bright Futures, which urges pediatricians to counsel parents about gun safety
Letter
from AAP and 13 pediatric organizations to Vice President Biden in
support of policies to protect children from gun violence and to allow
federal funding for gun safety research
Thank you letter
from AAP to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services following
the participation of AAP President Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, in a
Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention meeting in Washington, DC
Letter and press statement
from Dr. McInerny to President Obama expressing the Academy's support
for advancing meaningful federal action to protect children in the wake
of the Sandy Hook tragedy
AAP policy statements on firearm safety, media violence, and mental health
AAP online resource page: "How Pediatricians Can Advocates for Children’s Safety in Their Communities”
Healthychildren.org resource page, including information on how to talk to children about disastrous events
