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As a young prosecutor in the Bay Area, I dealt with the trauma of gun violence on a regular basis. I have seen more autopsy photographs, attended more police officer funerals, and hugged more mothers of homicide victims than I care to tell you. And one thing that I still cannot reconcile is the false choice to suggest that you’re either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away. 100 Americans are killed by a gun every day. That’s over 36,000 people every year whose lives are cut short because a dangerous person was allowed to get a gun. Mitch McConnell and the NRA may be comfortable with this status quo, but I’m done waiting for them to find their courage.
It’s unacceptable and embarrassing that we have a Congress who is so beholden to the gun lobby that they allow these tragedies to happen month after month. We deserve leaders who will fight for us and stand up for our best interests, not their own. Leaders who don’t quietly meet with the NRA while turning their backs on gun violence survivors. We deserve better and we will fight for it—together. Thank you in advance for signing on, —Kamala
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