On The Issues

After losing her cousin, Isis Mahr, to gun violence, Maria understands that "thoughts and prayers" is simply not enough. St. Louis County must act NOW to enact common sense gun safety laws to keep our communities safe.

Gun violence is a public health crisis that is devastating our communities and leaving many families grieving for their lost loved ones.

In 2020, Missouri had the highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation for the seventh year in a row.

As a state senator, Maria fought to enact reasonable gun safety regulations. She worked to hold parents accountable for recklessly storing their firearm in a place where a child can easily obtain and use the firearm.

Tackling gun violence is among the top issues that Maria will champion as your councilwoman. Every day we hear stories about young people having access to guns, many of them illegal, and criminals using guns in violent crimes against innocent citizens.

Maria believes in enacting red flag laws and orchestrating universal background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals and those suffering from mental illness.

Mr. Conner, retired postal worker

There are reasonable things we can do as a society to reduce the incidences of gun violence. Maria wants to stop the proliferation of illegal guns.

We are losing generations to gun violence and something must be done.

Maria stated, "the gun nuts in the legislature are so adamantly opposed to understanding our cultural issues in the inner city that they're unwilling to listen to my standpoint." Maria will continue to fight for the stongest gun safety laws as your councilwoman regardless of what her opponents say.

As a board member of the former organization, Missourians Against Handgun Violence, Maria grew her voice on the gun safety issue and is unapologetic about saving lives in the St. Louis region and across America.