Dear john,
It's June, National Gun Violence Prevention Month.
A year ago this week, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act - the first gun safety legislation in over 30 years - was signed into law. Since then, there have been over 650 mass shootings, according to gunviolencearchive.org
Congress has made some progress, but it's simply not enough and the push for more common-sense gun safety legislation must continue. House Democrats continue to fight for meaningful reforms, but my colleagues in the House Majority are standing in the way, putting their interests in gun ownership over human lives. House Democrats have filed three discharge petitions - a maneuver used to bypass traditional procedures and rush legislation - for enhanced background checks, an assault weapons ban, and universal background checks that only need a few more signatures from Republicans in order to get a vote in the House of Representatives.
Gun violence and bloodshed are a policy choice; Americans shouldn't have to worry about their safety at schools, churches, stores, or malls. Unfortunately, our community knows the costs of gun violence and trauma firsthand, and we demand change.
So I wanted to know:
