John–

What do all of these tragedies have in common?

[ [link removed] ]Animated map of the US that shows notable shootings carried out by an
assault weapon, along with the number of people killed, wounded, and shots
fired. From right to left: Sandy Hook Elementary School (27 killed, 2
wounded, 156 shots fired), Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL (49 killed, 53
wounded, 200 shots fired), Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (17
killed, 17 wounded, 139 shots fired), Midland and Odessa, TX (7 killed, 25
wounded, Unknown), Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, IL (7 killed,
48 wounded, 83 shots fired), in a movie theater in Aurora, CO (12 killed,
70 wounded, 76 shots fired), First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs,
TX (25 killed, 20 wounded, 700 shots fired), Robb Elementary School in
Uvalde, TX (21 killed, 17 wounded, 164 shots fired), a Walmart in El Paso,
TX (23 killed, 23 wounded, Unknown), San Bernardino, CA (14 killed, 22
wounded, 100+ shots fired), Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas,
NV (60 killed, 411 wounded, 1000+ shots fired).

All of them were carried out with an assault weapon.

These weapons have been used to commit many of the deadliest mass
shootings in the United States, including most recently in Lewiston,
Maine, where a shooter killed 18 people and wounded 13 more at a
restaurant and bowling alley.

We've been hard at work pushing Congress to ban assault weapons—and we're
making progress.

Senator Heinrich recently introduced the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic
Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, which would regulate these dangerous
firearms based on their gas operating systems.

The GOSAFE Act gets at the core of our country's mass shooting problem:
semi-automatic firearms that allow shooters to fire dozens of shots in
seconds and then quickly reload using large-capacity magazines.

Everything that we know about mass shootings suggests that assault
weapons, especially when equipped with high-capacity magazines, make them
more deadly. And we're seeing more of these weapons because there are more
of them—and they're easier than ever to get. For decades, gun
manufacturers have reaped billions of dollars in profits from assault
weapon sales—profits that grow at the expense of lives and public safety.

But the gun lobby doesn't even call these guns "assault weapons"—they
pretend not to know what an assault weapon is and say it's a "made up"
term. But the American people know exactly what these weapons are, and
have seen the terror and trauma they've inflicted time and time again.

The gun industry plays clueless because they're interested in protecting
one thing: their bottom line. And the decisions that the gun industry
makes in corporate boardrooms have a direct impact on what's happening in
our communities.

61% of Americans support banning assault weapons because we know it will
save lives. It's time Congress followed suit. [ [link removed] ]Send a message urging
your representative and senators to ban assault weapons now!

[ [link removed] ]SEND MY MESSAGE

We're one step closer to getting these deadly weapons out of our
communities. Together, we can make sure our lawmakers know we're counting
on them to keep us safe.

Thank you for taking action,

Monisha Henley
She/Her/Hers
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Everytown for Gun Safety


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