Friend —

The rise in mass shootings across this country is part of an epidemic with a clear source. It’s the proliferation of weapons and a movement of white supremacy aided and abetted by the White House. No other nation in the world comes close to experiencing the rate of mass shootings that we see across this country, and that’s a fact.

Watch Bill de Blasio address the causes of recent gun violence and what America can do to reduce gun violence the way he has in New York City:

We have to understand something has changed and we have to confront it. Bill is calling on Congress to come back from its recess right this minute and pass the basics to address this issue: universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons and waiting periods for gun purchases. That’s what the American majority wants.

And Bill has seen it work. In New York City — a place with some of the toughest gun laws in the country — police are working more closely with communities to stop violence before it starts. The result: New York City is now the safest big city in America.

Check out Bill’s remarks on gun violence now and share them with your friends and family. We need to do something about this.

Bill has proof that strong gun safety laws correlate to reduced gun violence, and we’ve all got proof that Donald Trump has normalized this kind of hate and given it permission. Now we’ve got to stop it.

Thanks for watching,

Team de Blasio

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