Volunteer From Home
Getting involved in the fight to end gun violence can feel daunting. You might be asking yourself questions such as: How can I be involved when I have a busy schedule? How can I help when I can’t make in-person events? What can I do beyond contacting my lawmakers? How do I even know what to say, or what the facts and data say?
Everytown has several opportunities available to volunteer from home that allow for flexibility while providing volunteers with the ability and skills to take their advocacy to the next level.
See below to see how you can volunteer from home to support gun violence prevention, including exciting upcoming ways to join the movement:
Happening now: Tell Congress NOT to gut our gun laws
House Republicans have spent the government shutdown working to advance H.R. 38, a dangerous federal concealed carry mandate (CCM). That’s right: While Americans are worrying about missed paychecks, SNAP cancellations, and soaring healthcare costs, some members of Congress are working to make it easier for violent criminals to carry hidden, loaded guns across state lines.
We’ve been sounding the alarm about this reckless, gun lobby-backed bill all year, but now is our last chance to stop it before it can be passed by the House. We need everyone to help, and here’s how you can get involved in 3 simple ways:
- Call your lawmakers’ Washington, D.C., offices
Find your representatives’ Washington, D.C., office phone number here and then tell them you oppose H.R. 38 and don’t want to see more guns in more places. You can make this call from a place you don’t want to see more guns in such as: “Hey, Rep. [Name], I’m your constituent in [ZIP code] and I’m calling from the parking lot of my grocery store/mall/church/school, where I don’t want to worry about people carrying loaded, hidden guns. I’m asking that Rep [Name] oppose H.R. 38.” Check out our messaging guide for more ideas. - Join an hour of action—and bring a friend!
- 11/14 at 1 p.m. ET Virtual Hour of Action: Join us to learn more about CCM.
- 11/17 at 8 p.m. ET Virtual Hour of Action: Same thing as above, but in the evening!
- 11/24 at 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ET Virtual Phonebank to Stop CCM: Join us in calling into top target districts—no prior experience necessary. We’ll help voters jam the Congressional phone lines and make their voices heard together!
- Make and post a video to social media
To stop this bill, we need everyone to get loud — including people who have never taken action with our movement before. Amplify your voice by making a short video to post to your social media accounts using our easy-to-use Soapboxx tool. The next page has sample scripts to help you get started. When you’re ready, click “Record Your Video” here and the tool will do the rest. Questions? Check out our Soapboxx guide for more tips and information.
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sample Soapboxx video scripts
Sample Script #1: Make our holidays safer
Hi, my name is ______ and I live in city/town, state. We’re entering the holiday season and our families are BUSY buying gifts, cooking meals and turning in what feels like a thousand school projects. What we DON’T need to worry about is whether or not someone is wandering around the mall or the grocery store with a hidden, loaded gun and no safety training.
House Republicans are trying to push a federal Concealed Carry Mandate in the final weeks of this year, but it’s a gift to the gun lobby that no reasonable person wants. So join me in getting loud by texting GUT to 644-33 to send your message to Congress. And happy holidays to everyone except the people pushing CCM.
Sample Script #2: Protect students (Moms Demand Action version & Students Demand Action version)
Hi, my name is ____ and I live in city/town, state. I already worry about gun violence when I go to school / drop my kids off at school every day, even with the gun laws we have. What I don’t want to worry about is someone with a hidden, loaded gun and no safety training wandering around our community. But that’s what some House Republicans are pushing for.
Also known as a federal Concealed Carry Mandate, it would be a race to the bottom that would make schools far less safe. And it would give students / parents like me another thing to worry about. We need to tell Congress that protecting young people like me / children like mine is more important than cashing the gun lobby’s checks. Text GUT to 644-33 and join me in getting loud now. We need to block this bill — for my safety and yours.
Sample Script #3: Do your job or lose your job in the midterms
Hi, my name is ______ and I live in city/town, state. I was inspired by the blue wave we saw in the elections this fall. Voters made it clear that gun safety is a top issue, right up there with the economy. And yet some House Republicans are catering to the gun lobby instead.
They’re pushing for a federal Concealed Carry Mandate, which would gut our state gun laws about who can carry a hidden, loaded gun in public. They must see the writing is on the wall, because they’re trying to get this done in the final weeks of this year, before they have a chance to be ousted in the midterms. We’re not going to let them push this reckless policy. So join me in getting loud by texting GUT to 644-33. We’ll be watching who votes to keep our communities safe—and who caves to the gun industry. Our message is clear: do your job now or lose your job in 2026.
Ongoing:
Join the Gun Sense Action Network (GSAN) Call Team
Only have an hour of your week to spare for volunteering? We’ve got you covered. The Gun Sense Action Network (GSAN) call team is ideal for someone who likes a schedule and wants to have as much impact as possible. As a member of the GSAN Call Team, you’ll have the opportunity to help with either volunteer outreach or voter contact. Sign up today.
Not seeing an opportunity that works for you?
See our Take Action hub for other ways you can play a part in the fight to make our communities safer.