John, tomorrow will mark one year since the day 19 children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, TX, with an AR-15 — the same weapon of war that killed my daughter Jaime in Parkland five years ago.

Just like my Jaime, these children are forever frozen in time, never able to grow up, follow their dreams, and become the people they were supposed to be. Instead of prom photos, college graduations, and weddings, their parents are left with tombstones, "what ifs," and the kind of cutting, painful grief that never, ever goes away.

But it's not just my grief that refuses to go away — it's the anger too; anger that these weapons of war are allowed in our communities; anger that the gun lobby spends millions every year to keep things this way; anger that their puppet politicians continue to let our children be massacred year after year.

Assault weapons are designed with one purpose: to kill as many people as fast as possible. The devastation that these bullets wreak on a child's small body is absolutely horrifying. They have no place in our communities, plain and simple. I know it, you know it, and the majority of Americans know it. But we have to make sure that our voices are louder than the gun lobby's million dollar checks. Please, will you respond before midnight tonight to demand that Congress finally pass an assault weapons ban?

Should Congress pass an assault weapons ban?

There have been 40 more school shootings in the year since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. That's 40 more communities traumatized by senseless gun violence — countless students, teachers, and families. But thankfully, there has been progress too.

After the shooting at Uvalde, Congress passed the most substantial gun violence prevention reform in decades. It was a serious, meaningful step forward that has made all of us safer. But the recent shootings in Nashville and Texas have make it clearer than ever before just how much work still lies ahead of us.

The legislation passed last year proves that if we all raise our voices as one, we can defeat the gun lobby. Together, we're stronger than they are. That's why it's so important that you respond to Brady's live survey today. Please, will you respond before midnight tonight to honor the Uvalde shooting victims with action? I'm counting on 50,000 gun safety advocates to raise their voice — including you.

Should Congress pass an assault weapons ban?

Thank you for fighting for a future where our children do not have to fear gun violence.

With gratitude,

Fred Guttenberg
Jaime and Jesse's Dad
Gun Violence Survivor