I’m about to ask you for $15 this Mother’s Day to help make sure no Mother has to lose a child to gun violence ever again. But first, I hope you’ll let me tell you my story. >>

Today is hard for me -- it’s my 6th Mother’s Day without my son Joaquin.

Five years ago, he was shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland along with 16 others.

Joaquin was just 17 years old. He was smart, talented, and a beautiful soul who wanted to change the world.

He would often spend hours talking about the government’s refusal to take action to end gun violence.

Every day I think about him and what his last moments must have been like.

But that day I made a promise to not let what happened be in vain.

I knew I had to do something to make a difference.

So I’m working to amplify Joaquin’s voice to make sure everyone hears his message and that his legacy lives on.

But I need your help. Countless complacent lawmakers remain silent while our children are gunned down. We have to do everything in our power to kick them out of office and replace them with candidates who are committed to ending gun violence. To do it we need to raise $6,200 before Mother’s Day ends at midnight to fully fund our campaign. Will you chip in $15 to help BAWN and I replace cowardly lawmakers with powerful leaders who will stand with us? >>

This email is hard to write. But it’s important you hear this:

No Mother should have to go through what I did five years ago.

No Mother should receive a call telling them their child was shot.

No Mother should have to feel the pain of losing a child.

Heartbreakingly every day over 100 families lose someone they love to gun violence.

Yet lawmakers like Ron DeSantis still refuse to take action to end gun violence.

That’s why I’m teaming up with BAWN to unseat cowards like Ron DeSantis who stand by while hundreds of mothers lose their children every day. But if we are going to defeat them, it’s going to take all of us banding together and fighting for change. So we set an ambitious goal to raise $6,200 before Mother’s Day is over in 12 hours. Will you chip in $15 to help us support candidates who will join our fight and do everything they can to make sure no more Mothers lose their children to gun violence? I can’t tell you how much it would mean to me. >>

Chip in $15 now >>

Chip in $25 now >>

Chip in $50 now >>

Chip in $100 now >>

Chip in another amount now >>

Thank you,

Patricia Oliver
Mom of Joaquin, BAWN Board Member

Watch a reading of my new book ‘Joaquin’s First School Shooting’ here >>

BAWN is committed to replacing every cowardly and complacent lawmaker, regardless of party, that denies your right to live without fear of being shot. Legislators that support the deadly proliferation of guns, instead of common sense gun safety measures, are responsible for the carnage of gun violence -- and must be voted out.

BAWN also lobbies legislators to support the assault weapon and large capacity magazine ban bills that will help put an end to the slaughter of innocent Americans.

But they can’t do this alone. BAWN is relying on your support to kick every coward who refuses to protect our children and families OUT of office. Will you chip in right away?

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To learn more about our story, watch this video from our chair Gail Schwartz here.

I'm Gail Schwartz, Chair of Ban Assault Weapons Now

To learn more about our work, watch this video from the families of Parkland and Pulse here.

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