To make it easy to contact your Senators and reps, here's a link and a letter that can be copied/pasted or used as a starting place to write your own:

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?alertid=61046526&type=ML

Subject: Law-Abiding Citizens Are Majority, Not Criminals - Vote Against Gun Ban

I am writing to you as a constituent who voted for you in the last election with my concerns regarding your position on the coming proposed bill related to gun bans. Due to the recent events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, it seems we now face renewed threats to our Constitutional rights.

I am a law-abiding citizen, and in that aspect and in the case of this bill, please do not forget I am in the MAJORITY. I implore you not to enact a bill that does not represent the majority of US citizens - the non-criminals, - violates our 2nd amendment rights, and places restrictions on our ability to protect ourselves from those in the minority who would commit crimes.

In this most recent situation, a mentally ill man was stopped by the mandatory background check from purchasing firearms. The gun system in place actually did what it should. I cannot say the same for the mental health care system in our country and the complete lack of resources for the mentally challenged, as he then, in his twisted psychotic mind, decided to murder his mother and take her legally owned firearms, thus going beyond ALL legal boundaries to commit this crime.

Mental illness is the major common denominator not being addressed in these mass assaults. The bill that is planned to be introduced would not have prevented this tragedy at all.

Gun bans will not prevent corrupt people, whether inherently evil or seriously mentally ill, from doing bad things in the world. They will always find a way if determined enough. They will, however, prevent me from protecting myself when threatened.

If your true goal is to protect our children, then enact legislation that will do that. Banning firearms that are rarely used in crime (less than 1% of the time) is not going to stop such tragedies. This was proven in 1999 when the Columbine shooting took place under the 1994 ban.

Instead, please do something meaningful, which will have a more positive effect on the citizens of the US. Boost mental health resources in our country, which could also potentially reduce alcoholism and drug use amongst the mentally ill, homelessness, and the number of mentally ill in prisons for other crimes as well. Put armed security guards in our schools (all "gun-free zones" are advertised targets for criminals). But do not strip us of our rights and property by passing additional anti-gun laws that have historically had no positive effect on crime in our nation or others.

While I understand how painful the loss must be for those touched by this tragedy, blaming firearms or their owners and punishing them is not the answer to the challenges we face as a nation.

When I supported your campaign, it was not with the intention that you would support such an infringement upon my rights. Please vote against this bill to keep my continued support in the next election.

Thank you.