Back to school time should be exciting, but without comprehensive gun safety legislation, it’s terrifying.
John,
There were over 350 school shootings last year — the highest ever recorded.
Over the next few weeks, students across the country are returning to their classrooms. Their biggest worries should be homework and math tests. Instead, they’re wondering if this is the year their lockdown drills will become reality.
But people like JD Vance think this is a “fake problem.” Leaders in Tennessee and Iowa want to put guns in classrooms, not prevent school shootings. You know as well as we do, though, John: Guns. Don’t. Make. Us. Safer.
In fact, studies show that armed guards don’t reduce school shootings, and in some cases can even increase the overall threat to students. And arming teachers? Don’t even get us started…
We need solutions that actually prevent shootings and we need them now. Students need access to guidance counselors and social workers—in addition to common sense laws that limit access to firearms. If we invest in solutions that can only come into action once someone has arrived on campus with a gun, we have failed and put our kids in danger.
Gun violence MUST be one of the first issues addressed post-election. We can’t slow down our progress now. Time is running out and no more children should have to die because the NRA wants to line their pockets from the culture of fear and paranoia in America. Sign our petition now and help us push for effective and lasting gun safety moving forward.
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Together we can protect future generations,
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