Rep. Lucy McBath is running for re-election in Georgia's 6th District, in a true "toss-up" seat against her well funded 2018 opponent former Rep. Karen Handel. If you no longer wish to receive emails you can unsubscribe here.

John — You might have seen just a few days ago when Karen Handel was caught on tape agreeing with a supporter who said I should “get off of” speaking about the death of my son. Then Karen dismissed our fight for a safer America by saying: “In Congress you have to be able to look at issues beyond just your person.” 

When asked about it by the media — Karen’s team claimed to express “great sympathy and compassion” for my loss. 

Well, I have a message for you, Karen Handel — I don’t want your sympathy, I want action. 

I want families to stop getting ripped apart by gun violence. 

I do this work because no family should have to sit around the dinner table and stare at an empty chair. No family should be forced to mourn the death of a loved one at every holiday and birthday, and no family should be forced to be represented by a person who puts the profits of the gun lobby over human life.

Make no mistake, Karen Handel has an “A” rating from the NRA. 

I will never stoop this low because I know the stakes of our gun safety fight. I know the stakes all too well. I ran because for too long, I watched legislators like Karen Handel promise to take action, yet none came. So I decided to run for office myself. 

So let me make one thing clear — I don’t want anyone’s sympathy. I want action. 

Lucy