Dear MoveOn member,

A shooter with an assault weapon killed eight people, including children,
and injured at least seven more at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas.

This time it was a shopping mall. Just weeks ago, it was after neighbors
asked an armed man to stop firing his assault weapon in his yard in
Cleveland, Texas. Last month, it was an assault weapon at a school in
Nashville, Tennessee. Earlier in the month, it was at a bank in
Louisville, Kentucky. Less than a year ago, it was a school in Uvalde,
Texas, the images of which remain seared in our collective memory.

Where will it be next? A church? A movie theater? A supermarket? A parade?
A concert? 

We don't know where the next mass shooting will take place, but sadly, we
can be sure it will take place. Likely within days. And with a
military-grade assault weapon that has no justification for civilian use.

In addition to thoughts and prayers, our political leaders can offer laws
and votes—such as immediate support for a federal assault weapons ban
which would save lives. [ [link removed] ]Tell your members of Congress to stand up for
constituents, for our safety, and against the gun lobby and bring back the
federal assault weapons ban.

Congress must reinstate the assault weapons ban immediately. It worked in
the past and can work again. We need commonsense, impactful action to
tackle gun violence. Most Americans agree: Civilians do not need
military-grade weaponry.

[2]Sign the petition

 
The majority of Americans—including many Republican voters—want
commonsense gun safety measures, including the assault weapons ban.^1 Such
a federal ban used to be the law of the land, and it worked. When
Republicans allowed it to expire, mass shootings skyrocketed.^2 
 
But Republican elected officials, who are in a ghoulish embrace with the
NRA and others in the gun lobby, want to talk about anything other than
guns when it comes to gun violence. That's why Republican leaders need to
hear loud and clear: Voters expect you to take real action and will
respect you for passing an assault weapons ban and other commonsense
measures.
 
[ [link removed] ]Please add your name to join the nearly 260,000 fellow MoveOn members
demanding that Congress act on an assault weapons ban.
 
Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Sana, Oscar, Cheryl, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Polling is clear: Americans want gun control," Vox, June 1, 2022
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2. "How Congress Passed an Assault Weapons Ban in 1994," The New York
Times, June 22, 2021
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