John–

There's an alarming trend developing across the country: Gun lobby-backed state legislators are pushing dangerous legislation to arm teachers and school staff, forcing guns into our schools.

These laws will not make schools safer. Instead, they put students more at risk.

Just last week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law allowing school employees to bring guns onto school property, despite widespread opposition from students, teachers, and gun violence survivors. Our volunteers worked tirelessly to defeat this bill—but in the end, Iowa lawmakers proved themselves beholden to the gun lobby instead of their own constituents.

If our representatives won't listen to us in State Houses when our lives are on the line, maybe they'll listen to us at the ballot box in November—when their jobs are on the line.

Commit to vote for Gun Sense Candidates in this year's critical elections.

And this isn't just happening in Iowa.

We've seen bills arming teachers pop up in Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, and West Virginia. And our grassroots movement is mobilizing to keep guns out of our classrooms in these states.

In Tennessee, our volunteers are rallying at the State Capitol to stop a dangerous bill arming teachers in its tracks. This comes after we drove hundreds of calls to lawmakers, staged walkouts in schools, and testified against this deadly legislation. They are set to vote this afternoon, and no matter the outcome, we're not backing down now. Because when we organize, we can win.

Earlier this legislative session, Idaho lawmakers introduced a catastrophic bill that would have let school staff or volunteers with a license to carry bring their guns onto school grounds. In response, student leaders, volunteers, and activists delivered a petition with over 800 signatures to state legislators—and the bill was defeated.

These gun safety fights often end in State Capitols, but they start at our polling places. When we elect leaders who are committed to keeping us safe, we don't have to just defend the status quo—we can demand better.

Pledge now to vote for gun safety up and down the ballot this November.

Thanks for being a part of this movement,

Angela Ferrell-Zabala
She/Her/Hers
Executive Director, Moms Demand Action
& Senior Vice President of Movement Building
Everytown for Gun Safety