There were 39 mass shootings in August, John.

Yet leaders in the Senate refused to call an emergency session on gun safety. They said they would wait until after the Senate got back from their vacation to finally do something.

Now the Senate is back in session, but nothing has happened and they still refuse to call for a vote to pass gun safety reforms and prevent future tragedies. That means we need to ramp up the pressure.

Senate leadership won't bring universal background checks up for a vote unless we show them right now that further inaction is unacceptable. That's why we need 634 more people to call their senators by Monday demanding a vote. Every minute we wait, lives are at risk, so please – can I count on you to call your senators right now?

Please dial 855-955-0172 immediately to be connected to your senators and demand they pass universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders to prevent future tragedies now.

Here are some quick tips again to make it really easy:

  • When you leave your message or connect to your senator's staff person, say your name, your hometown and that you're a supporter of Sandy Hook Promise.
  • Then, ask them to please ​pass universal ​background checks​ and extreme risk protection orders – two proven policies that will prevent gun violence and save lives.
  • That's it!

This is a critical moment in our movement, and we're so glad to have you on our team.

Lauren Alfred Levin
Vice President, Policy and Partnerships

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From: SHP Policy Team
Date: Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Subject: The Senate is back – now demand a vote on background checks!

John,

Last weekend, a shooter in Odessa, Texas, murdered seven people and injured 25 more.

He failed a background check when he first tried to purchase a gun. But because of a loophole in our system, he was still able to buy a rifle from a private seller – and then devastate an entire community.

Yet the Senate still refuses to pass lifesaving legislation ​like background checks and extreme risk protection orders to prevent future tragedies like this. Now that senators are back from their summer vacation, we need to put the pressure on immediately to urge them to finally ​make these issues a priority. The price of inaction is more precious lives like the ones lost in Odessa.

We need 1,098 more people to call their senators by tomorrow demanding a vote. Can we count on you to join us in urging the Senate to finally pass universal background check legislation to help save lives?

Please dial 855-955-0172 immediately to be connected to your senators and demand they pass universal background checks to prevent future tragedies.

Here are some quick tips to make it super easy:

  • When you leave your message or connect to your senator's staff person, say your name, your hometown and that you're a supporter of Sandy Hook Promise.
  • Then, ask them to please ​pass universal ​background checks​ and extreme risk protection orders – two proven policies that will prevent gun violence and save lives.
  • That's it!

It's been over six months since ​the House passed background checks – and every day senators delay a vote, they are putting more precious lives at risk.

We refuse to let the Senate stand by and do nothing. Thank you for helping us pressure senators to take real action to prevent gun violence.

SHP Policy Team

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