John,

Yesterday, five people were killed and eight injured in a mass shooting in Louisville, KY. 

Two weeks ago, three children and three adults were killed in another mass shooting in Nashville, TN. 

This year alone, there have been 147 mass shootings in the United States. 

And still no action from Congress.

The gunmen in Louisville and Nashville used assault rifles because they're designed to be lethal and efficient. They are the weapon of choice for mass shooters and still they remain on our streets. It is time for Congress to ban assault weapons and stop these senseless killings. Add your name to our urgent petition right now to demand immediate action. >>

Inaction has made mass shootings the norm of the United States. With regularity, our country is faced with new death tolls, a different city’s name plastered across news sites, and reminders that none of us are safe in a nation overwhelmed by a gun violence epidemic. These tragedies are inevitable, but only because our lawmakers have failed to take needed action against mass shootings.

Yesterday it was a bank. In Nashville, it was a school. Tomorrow, it could be anywhere. In grocery stores, churches, offices, Americans don’t feel safe in our own communities. We are tired of living in fear of being the next victim of a mass shooting. 

This will continue to be our country’s normal if we let it be, John. Our lawmakers have let tragedy after tragedy pass by without action and now four more people are dead. How many more people have to die before legislators finally take action? How many more communities will be changed forever? How many more times must we beg for change?

The answer must be not one more. We need Congress to act NOW – to ban assault weapons and save lives. Please, John, will you add your name to our urgent petition and demand a ban on assault weapons? 

Thank you taking action to save lives.

– Team Brady

Thank you for joining us in honoring those lives lost in Louisville, KY. Joshua Barrick, 40; Juliana Farmer, 45; Tommy Elliott, 63; and James Tutt, 64, police said. Deana Eckert, 57