These days, students have to come to school with more than just their classroom essentials: they also need a plan in case there's an active shooter in their school.

Back to school should be an exciting time where students are reuniting with friends and their favorite teachers, not living in a constant state of fear of gunfire on school grounds.

But right now, gun lobby-backed legislatures in states across the country are trying to make our schools less safe by passing bills that would arm teachers and allow concealed carry weapons on school grounds.

It doesn't have to be this way. Through our grassroots efforts, we have the power to stop the very laws that put our children most at risk. With your support, we can keep pushing for life-saving gun safety measures—such as passing red flag laws, expanding background checks to all gun sales, and helping elect Gun Sense Candidates who won't do the gun lobby's bidding.

Together, we can secure a future free from gun violence.

Can you donate to the Everytown Action Fund today to help us fight to end gun violence in schools and free our children from this public health crisis?

To us, freedom from gun violence means our students are safe everywhere—which includes our schools.

We need your help to accomplish our goals in changing gun laws around our schools, around ending mass shootings, around ending gun violence. We cannot do this alone—please donate today.

–Everytown