Leading prosecutors across the country last Friday announced support for a wide range of gun violence prevention principles, including universal background checks and measures to crack down on illegal weapons trafficking.

“As prosecutors committed to public safety, we strongly believe these common-sense policies would curtail gun violence across our nation,” said Prosecutors Against Gun Violence (PAGV) co-chair and co-founder Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer. “We call on policy makers to share our sense of urgency, put partisanship aside and take action.”

“The set of principles unveiled today reflects PAGV’s independent, non-partisan approach to the public health and safety crisis of gun violence, and the unique and credible perspective that prosecutors bring to this issue,” added PAGV co-chair and co-founder Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. “We invite jurisdictions across America to join our call to address this crisis.”

In September, Feuer and Vance founded PAGV, which includes 30 prosecutors representing major jurisdictions across the United States. PAGV is an independent, non-partisan coalition, which identifies and promotes prosecutorial and policy solutions to gun violence.

PAGV officials said the organization will work locally and nationally to raise public awareness and support for its policy principles. The group calls for universal background checks; timely and effective transmission of prohibited persons data to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; combating illegal weapons trafficking by tightening federal and state anti-trafficking laws, limiting multiple gun sales and supporting inspection and enforcement of licensed gun dealers; and limiting access to guns by domestic violence perpetrators, and supporting gun dispossession protocols for domestic abusers

PAGV also wants to address the overlap between mental health and gun violence; prevent gun violence through youth and community outreach; use technology to more effectively enforce existing laws; and encourage the safe storage of firearms.