John,

My name is Steve Kerr. I’m an NBA coach, a father, a gun violence survivor, and one of the many Americans who has had enough of the gun violence epidemic that is killing our children.

It was one year ago today that 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by a gunman armed with an AR-15.

Do you remember what you felt on that day, reading those headlines? For me, I was horrified, heartbroken – then enraged. When I held a press conference that afternoon, all that spilled over — and I stand by every single word.

Today, I'm still sick and tired of the condolences we offer that do nothing for a parent who's going home to their child's empty bed. And I'm still fed up with the pathetic bought-and-paid-for politicians who put their own desire for power above the lives of our children at every single turn.

And because of inexplicable complacency from Congress, there have been far too many more mass shootings with an assault weapon since the tragedy in Uvalde.

So today, I'm asking you, just as I asked you a year ago: Do not let yourself get numb to this. We can't just take our moment of silence and move on. We've got to fight for change with everything we have, and we've got to support organizations like Brady who are making a real impact in this work. And now a group of committed donors has offered to match every donation up to $100,000. Please, John, will you join me today by making a matched donation to power Brady's fight for life-saving gun violence reform?

As someone whose father was killed by gun violence, as a dad myself, and as an American, I'm disgusted by the gun lobby's grip on Washington. 

There have been more than 40 school shootings since Uvalde and hundreds of mass shootings at churches, grocery stores, festivals, and practically every place imaginable. We're trapped in a cycle of deadly violence and Americans have had enough.

The vast majority of voters support both universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. But thanks to the gun lobby’s deadly influence, half of our “leaders” in Washington continue to offer empty prayers instead of real solutions.

I've spent the last year working with Brady to advocate for change, elect gun safety champions, and finally break this cycle of violence. Trust me on this, they're an incredible organization full of passionate, hardworking people who have real solutions. But here's the thing: As a nonprofit organization, the funds that they use to take on the gun lobby come entirely from folks like you. So today, I'm personally asking you to recommit to this fight by making a matched donation to support Brady, defeat the gun lobby, and finally win change in Washington.

Families in Uvalde have spent this past year grieving and fighting for justice in the form of change. I hope that by next year, we'll be able to celebrate victory for them and for every family impacted by gun violence.

Thank you,

Coach Kerr