TELL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: GUN SHOPS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
John–
The NRA is showing its true colors yet again. In a strategy right out of its playbook of greed and extremism, the NRA is using the COVID-19 pandemic to fuel its guns everywhere agenda and boost gun sales nationwide.
The worst part? The NRA and its allies have pressured Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to list gun shops as essential businesses – even as gun violence continues across the country and people sheltering at home find themselves at an increased risk of firearm suicide, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence.
The DHS needs to reverse this policy immediately. Tell the Trump administration: Gun shops are not essential businesses.
Since we launched this campaign, over 80,000 of you have signed the petition to demand that Trump's DHS reverse its decision on gun shops. But the NRA and its allies haven't slowed down either: they're doubling down on their apocalyptic fear-mongering, something they've done in national crises from 9/11 to Superstorm Sandy to line the pockets of gun manufacturers. On top of that, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is now telling gun stores that they can operate drive-up gun sales to mitigate health concerns.
John, we need your help to reverse the DHS's dangerous decision to keep gun stores open. Help us deliver 100,000 petition signatures to tell the Trump administration: Gun shops are not essential businesses.
With your help, we can stop the NRA.
Thank you for everything you do, and stay safe.
Sarah Trumble
Senior Director of Federal Affairs
Everytown for Gun Safety
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