John—
The same week we're remembering the tragedy at Pulse nightclub—one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history—extremist Republicans in the House are proposing to gut our gun laws.
They want to make it EASIER for potential mass shooters to get the kind of extremely dangerous assault weapons used in multiple shootings, including at Club Q in Colorado Springs and at The Covenant School in Nashville. President Biden took action to regulate this type of weapon under existing law, but extremists now want to roll it back.
John, if we're going to stop extremist lawmakers from gutting our gun laws, we need everyone to speak up.
The House is voting THIS WEEK to make it easier to get a type of extremely dangerous assault weapon that is highly regulated. Honor the victims and survivors of the shooting at Pulse with action: Send a message to your U.S. representative demanding they vote NO!
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Seven years ago, Orlando, Florida and the LGBTQ+ community were changed forever. A gunman opened fire at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse, killing 49 people and wounding more than 50 others, many of whom were Latinx or Black.
We've worked to honor their lives with action, but we cannot ignore how much work we have left to do.
Loss continues to echo throughout and beyond the Latinx, Black, and queer communities. Mass shootings and daily gun violence continue to happen. And to make matters worse, extremist lawmakers in Florida—as well as several other states—are working to make their communities less welcoming, particularly for trans and queer youth.
Being out and openly queer, as many of the victims of the shooting at Pulse were, requires not just an immense degree of courage to be oneself, but also profound belief that a world in which we are able to experience joy and thrive as ourselves is possible.
It is with that intense amount of joy and hope that we, as a movement, must approach ending this deadly crisis. Together, we can turn our dream of a country free from gun violence into a reality—but only if we make it so.
This Pride Month, and on the seven-year-mark of the Pulse tragedy, we are answering the challenges we face with hope and resolve. We will fight to make our country safe for all—regardless of who we are, and who we love.
Thank you for being a part of this movement.
Angela Ferrell-Zabala
She/Her/Hers
Executive Director
Moms Demand Action
