John,

The national assault weapons ban ended in 2003 because of treacherous NRA influence and mass shootings skyrocketed – a staggering 183% in the decade after.

Far too many people have been killed with a weapon of war, too many communities changed forever, because gun lobby-funded politicians have been too spineless to take action to reinstate an assault weapons ban in Congress.

That's why Brady keeps fighting tirelessly to ban weapons of war in whatever way we can – and that means working on the state level and in courts to pass, and protect, lifesaving legislation. This year, Brady overcame gun lobby obstruction and helped pass assault weapons bans in two states: Illinois and Washington. That's 20 million more people living in a state where assault weapons are banned. 20 million more Americans who are safer because of Brady's tireless effort to ban these weapons of war. 

This is monumental progress, John, but our fight cannot end here. This year was the deadliest year for mass shootings in recent memory and if we are going to save lives in 2024, we need lawmakers to stand up to the gun lobby and take action. That's why we're calling on Congress to pass a new Assault Weapons Ban to stop this cycle of death and violence. We need 10,000 activists to respond before midni‌ght toni‌ght to show Congress that Americans are ready for change. Please, will you respond to our live poll right now?

Banning assault weapons is proven to save lives, John – full stop.

But the NRA and the gun lobby would rather make a profit off of marketing these deadly weapons to dangerous users than support any measure that would keep our children and families safe. It was their dark influence that ensured the end of the original ban on assault weapons and they have not stopped fighting its reinstatement since.

The NRA got their way because of propaganda, fear-mongering, and bankrolling their puppet politicians and the American people paid the price. Assault weapons became the weapon of choice for mass shooters because they are designed for mass carnage. In fact, 155% more people are shot in instances where an assault weapon is used, but numbers alone cannot encompass the tragedy inflicted on our country with weapons of war.

We know we can ban assault weapons because we’ve done it before, John. We banned them in Congress in 1994; We did it in Illinois and Washington this year. But we'll only be able to overcome the gun lobby's influence in Washington if dedicated activists like you raise your voice for change. So please, will you respond to our live survey before midni‌ght to tell Congress to protect our communities?

Thank you for taking action in our tireless effort to save lives.

Kris Brown
President, Brady