John,

The gun lobby has crossed a dangerous new line. A Texas company is now installing ammunition vending machines in grocery stores across Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. Let that sink in.

You can now buy bullets as easily as you buy a candy bar or a soda.

This isn't just irresponsible -- it's a recipe for disaster. We've already seen the devastation that easy access to firearms can cause. Just last Saturday, an AR-15 was used in an assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania, leaving one innocent bystander dead and others injured.

Now, imagine if the assailant could have easily restocked ammunition at the local grocery store.

This is a slippery slope. Today, it's a few states. Tomorrow, it could be nationwide. We can't let the gun lobby turn our grocery stores into armories. We can't let them put profit over the safety of our communities.

Tell Congress to act now. Demand a nationwide ban on ammunition vending machines in grocery stores.

The company behind these machines claims their age-verification technology makes these transactions safe. But we know better. No amount of technology can prevent these machines from normalizing gun violence and making deadly weapons more accessible than ever.

We need to stop this dangerous trend before it spreads. We need to send a clear message that our grocery stores should be safe spaces for families, not convenient pit stops for potential killers.

We've already lost too many lives to gun violence. We can't make it even easier for tragedy to strike.

We're up against a powerful, well-funded gun lobby that puts profits over people's lives. But we have something stronger: the will of Americans who are tired of living in fear of gun violence.

Congress needs to hear from you. Demand they put people over profits and ban these dangerous machines now.

- DFA AF Team