Hi John, this is Hassan from No Dem Left Behind.

I have some unfortunate news to share with you today. After another school
shooting with more children and teachers slaughtered, it has been made
crystal clear that the GOP in the 118th Congress will not lift a finger.

It gets worse; I have been on the phone with our elected officials and
their staff all week. The news on the Hill is that Republicans are now
preparing to double down and join forces with the NRA. 

The same group that sponsors terror in our schools, and in our
communities, and have destroyed our country. When Donald Trump first
brought up the idea that we need to arm our Kindergarten teachers, I
thought "okay, this is the moment they all come to their senses and
realize he has lost his mind." How wrong I was, and now they are
actively pushing legislation to mandate that teachers take weapons
training and be armed.

My mother has been a teacher her whole life, and she has never held a gun.
Her job is already difficult and young children can be extremely
stressful. Now, we want to tell teachers that for them to do their jobs
they must learn to be a soldier as well. 
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Here is what you need to know that will give you hope: Americans,
regardless of their political identity, agree on this subject. We need gun
reform. Now - we may disagree on what type of reform, but we are all in
agreement that we don't want folks with mental health issues to purchase
guns. Republicans in Congress might not want to admit this, but even
their voters are fed up with our current state. Just to be clear: the
reason the NRA and their puppets in Congress want to mandate that teachers
be armed is to make sure that more guns will be sold. These people have no
shame, do not care about this country, and do not care about the children
of this country. 

When we first launched No Dem Left Behind we were told "...because you
want to reach Republicans and Independent voters, it is best to avoid the
topic of guns."
I am here to tell you that was the worst piece of advice I have ever
received. I did not listen to it then, and I will not ever. We need to
talk about guns. We need to talk about who should and should not own guns,
and we should talk about what guns were built for war. 

I am angry, and I know you are too. I am not giving up, and I know you
won't either. [ [link removed] ]If you support us, we will make sure this topic is made
front and center and we will force the Republicans to be held accountable
for their actions and votes. Please chip in and help drive this
conversation forward.

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In Solidarity, 
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Hassan Martini
Executive Director, No Dem Left Behind


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