John, this week, a 16-year-old teenager rang the wrong doorbell as he went to pick up his brothers, a cheerleader mistakenly got into the wrong car at a supermarket, and a 20-year-old woman accidentally pulled into the wrong driveway. What do each of these otherwise ordinary incidents have in common? They all resulted in horrific shootings. Ralph Yarl was shot and injured. Payton Washington and her friend were shot and injured. Kaylin Gillis was shot and killed.
These gruesome acts of gun violence have left many of us feeling outraged and even discouraged. To be frank, I’m right there with you. What will it take for our country to address this epidemic? This week also marked 24 years since the massacre at Columbine High School and, since then, we’ve seen close to 400 school shootings.
This is a hard reality to live with, and it’s why I want to share some positive, uplifting updates from Brady’s work in communities and courts that make me hopeful for our future, John.
Just this week, Brady Colorado advanced THREE gun safety bills to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for his signature. We fought for these life-saving solutions in direct response to the tragic Club-Q shooting in Colorado Springs last November — and they will reduce gun violence by raising the age to purchase a firearm, instituting waiting periods for firearm sales, and more.
In Indianapolis, we just filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and distributor of the deadly large-capacity magazine used to kill eight people at a FedEx facility in 2021. Our lawsuit, representing victims and their families, argues that the defendants unlawfully marketed the large-capacity magazine and failed to enact reasonable safeguards to minimize violence. Our legal efforts serve to hold the gun industry accountable for negligent and unlawful practices and prevent this kind of tragedy from happening to anyone ever again.
John, I know it can feel like there’s been no action to address gun violence in America. But as you can see, Brady is making real progress in statehouses and courts across the country to address this epidemic. If this life-saving work gives you hope, will you consider donating now to support our efforts? We cannot do this work alone. We rely on dedicated activists like you to fuel our work each and every day.
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You have my word that Brady will never stop fighting to prevent gun violence and save lives. We will make this the safe country that we all deserve to live in. Please support our efforts today. In solidarity,
Kris Brown President, Brady |
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Brady Legal Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court
This week, Brady and partners filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of taking up USA v. Rahimi. This case stems from 2020 when a Texas man, who was involved in five separate shootings, was convicted for possessing firearms while under a domestic violence restraining order that prohibited him from doing so.
In the aftermath, he filed a lawsuit challenging the very law that led to his conviction — and we won. The Fifth Circuit court ruled that the law was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. This decision thereby allowed individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders who live in states covered by the 5th Circuit (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to keep their guns.
That’s why Brady, along with a coalition of gun violence prevention and domestic violence groups, filed a brief calling on the Supreme Court to pursue this case and overturn the reckless decision from the Fifth Circuit.
And the stakes for this case couldn’t be higher. If the Supreme Court does not take up this case or rule in our favor, it will be easier for domestic abusers to maintain access to firearms and will set a dangerous precedent for the entire nation. Already, firearms are the most common weapons used in domestic violence homicides. Every 16 hours in America, a woman is killed with a firearm by an intimate partner.
We at Brady believe that prohibiting domestic violence abusers from accessing firearms is common sense, life-saving, and constitutional — and we’re proud to fight for this alongside our coalition partners. We will push the Supreme Court to hear this case and correct the terribly misguided ruling by the Fifth Circuit. Please join us in learning more about our life-saving efforts in the courts. |
Urge Your Representative: Keep Short-Barreled Rifles OUT of Our Communities!
This week, the House Judiciary Committee held a misguided hearing on a resolution that would nullify a federal rule around “stabilizing braces,” which are used to turn pistols into illegal short-barreled rifles. Months ago, President Biden enacted a federal rule to regulate such braces to make it harder for mass shooters to access weapons of war. But even in light of the massacre at Christian Covenant School in Nashville, TN, where a gunman used a stabilizing brace to increase the lethality of their attack, some lawmakers in Congress are still trying to nullify this life-saving rule.
This is a recipe for disaster. Stabilizing braces have been used in mass shootings in Nashville, TN, Colorado Springs, CO, Boulder, CO, and Dayton, OH. Passing this resolution would put us all in increased danger — and we cannot allow it to pass. Will you join us? Please rush a message to your representative to oppose this reckless resolution!
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“This report affirms the need for a modern ATF and the critical role ATF must play to meaningfully address gun violence and stem the flow of illegal guns. Yet despite the clear need for the recent modernization efforts by the Biden Administration and ATF’s first confirmed director in nearly a decade, Steven Dettelbach, we know that the extremist gun lobby is working hard through allies like Rep. Jim Jordan to prevent ATF from taking action against firearms businesses that break the law. Brady will continue to fight against any efforts to undermine ATF’s regulatory authority to enforce firearms laws designed to keep Americans safe from gun violence."
— Brady President Kris Brown |
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