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John,
It has been thirteen years since one of the darkest days in our nation’s history, when 20 children and six teachers were ruthlessly gunned down with an assault weapon at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.
A gunman brought a weapon of war into an elementary school and killed children, leaving an indelible mark on a nation that should have been a turning point, that should have been enough to force those in power to take action to stop the next tragedy and save the children that we still could.
And yet, our lawmakers failed to ban assault weapons, failed us, failed our children. Their inaction meant that children were gunned down again and again.
Just last night, a gunman entered a building on Brown University’s campus and killed two people, injuring nine others. Over a decade of school shootings without action from Congress is unacceptable, John. Our lawmakers can’t keep letting our kids die.
Tell lawmakers to stand up to the gun lobby and stop the next tragedy: BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW. >>
In the decade between these tragedies, far too many other children have been gunned down in their school. 15 more children were gunned down with an assault weapon at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and 19 more children were gunned down with an assault weapon at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Now, gun violence is the number one cause of death for children and teens in the United States.
My girls were in elementary school when the shooting happened at Sandy Hook and I have seen them go through lockdown drills, more news of school shootings, and fear for their safety in school. I know what it is like to be a parent witnessing my children living in fear, but I cannot fathom what it is like to lose your child to gun violence. No parent should have to imagine that, let alone go through it – yet far too many have had to face this devastating reality because spineless politicians have chosen gun lobby blood money over the safety of our children.
It is for the parents and families who have faced the unimaginable that I continue to fight fiercely for change. For those innocent souls who were senselessly ripped from their families and this world. For the children who can still be protected and a nation that can be as great as we posit it to be. And I am asking you, John, to join me.
Yesterday's shooting at Brown University underscores how deadly the years of inaction after Sandy Hook have been. The majority of Americans want a ban on assault weapons and our voices together make us louder than the gun lobby – can you honor the memories of the victims and survivors of Sandy Hook and Brown Univeristy and every other terrible school shooting with action and demand that Congress ban deadly weapons of war?
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