Dear John,

What President Trump has unleashed in Portland is shocking — using armed
federal agents to intimidate and confront protestors. And now he's
deploying agents to Chicago and other major cities under the banner of
fighting gun violence, but really, it's a clear attempt to blame Black
Lives Matter for spikes in violence. This show of force is a political
stunt and it does not keep us safe — it's dangerous and puts more lives at
risk.

If President Trump truly wanted to help American cities plagued by gun
violence, he'd pass common-sense gun laws, work to combat structural
racism, and listen to the communities hardest hit by gun violence.
Instead, Trump chooses racist fear-mongering. He uses racist tropes to
blame cities for gun violence instead of strengthening lax gun laws that
allow illegal guns to flow into cities.

Our work to strengthen gun laws and support real solutions to gun violence
are so crucial today — and that's why we're asking for your support.
[ [link removed] ]Fuel our work to end gun violence in America and counter Trump's
dangerous actions.

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We know that a major cause of gun violence in Chicago is illegal guns that
wind up there from Indiana — a state with incredibly weak gun laws. If the
President and Senate leadership were willing to pass gun violence
prevention policies like background checks on all gun sales, it would
immediately be harder for guns to fall into the wrong hands in Indiana and
flow into neighboring cities.

Trump and his allies in the Senate could have passed a background checks
bill more than a year ago. Instead, he resorts to the racism, stoking
fear, and state-sanctioned terror that has been the mark of his
administration. [ [link removed] ]Please, help us fight back against Trump's extremism
today and fuel our work to stop gun violence in America.

Thank you for all you do,

Shannon Watts
Founder
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America


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