I’m personally asking you to donate $15 today to honor my precious daughter, Jessi, and the 11 other innocent souls stolen from us, 13 years ago, in the Aurora, Colorado theater massacre with action and support Ban Assault Weapons Now’s work to end these tragedies and ban the weapons that make them possible. >>

It’s been 13 long years since I lost my beloved baby girl, Jessi.

On July 20, 2012 she went to the premier of Dark Night Rising at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater.

This is the last thing I would ever hear from her:

“Go get some rest, can’t wait for your visit. I need my momma.”

Just minutes later, she was gone -- slaughtered along with 11 others at the hands of a gunman with an AR-15.

Jessi was just 24 years old. I miss her presence, her laughter, her wit, that smile -- her whole being.

The world I knew ended that day. It has been 13 Thanksgivings, 13 birthdays, 13 Christmases, 13 New Year's Eves without our precious girl.

Our hearts never heal from gun violence, but we fight so hopefully you don't experience this pain.

That’s why I’m standing with BAWN. But we need your help to hold cowardly lawmakers accountable and unseat every one of them who refuses to protect our children. We need to raise $6,000 today in honor of our Jessi and the 11 other lives stolen from us on July 20, 2012. Will you chip in $15 to help Ban Assault Weapons Now elect gun safety champions committed to banning assault weapons -- like the AR-15 used to murder my daughter? Each and every dollar goes to supporting gun safety Democrats and ending the gun lobby’s reign of terror in power. >>

Since I lost Jessi, there has been tragedy after tragedy with no end in sight.

Over 450,000 Americans have been ripped from this world by gun violence.

And millions more have had to mourn their loved ones.

That is the cost of Republicans’ inaction.

This cannot be the road our country takes. That’s why I’m still fighting 13 years later -- and that’s why I’ll never stop fighting.

I know we can put a stop to the endless bloodshed in our country. But only if we all work together to hold complacent lawmakers like Donald Trump and Mike Johnson accountable. That's why Ban Assault Weapons Now has already contributed more than $1 MILLION to elect gun safety Democrats in swing states – and why it’s critical to help BAWN do even more. So I’m personally asking one more time: Will you chip in $15 to help raise $6,000 today in honor of our precious Jessi and the 11 others stolen from us 13 years ago? Every dollar you donate goes to support gun safety Democrats in swing districts dedicated to unseating complacent Republics, ending gun violence, and banning assault weapons once and for all. >>

Thank you for your support,

Sandy Phillips
Jessi’s Mom, Founder of Survivors Empowered