Hi John, it’s Kris Brown, the President of Brady. I wanted to personally reach out to you as we await the final ballots to be counted in what’s shaping up to be the most consequential election of our lifetime. 

First off, let me say this: We are nearing the finish line. In our democracy, we count every vote. It takes time to count millions of ballots, especially mail-in and absentee ballots, and every vote matters. It is not up to any candidate on any side of the aisle to declare who won. That's how our democracy works:

We, the people, decide. Our votes decide.

As we wait patiently for the results of the presidential election, we have a lot of Election Day victories to celebrate. You’ll read all about them in this email, but to say the least, what we have accomplished so far is remarkable. Already, voters have delivered historic wins for gun violence prevention champions across the country — thanks to gun safety supporters like you. 

We are on the precipice of something historic. This election has been a referendum on Donald Trump’s lethal inaction toward gun violence, and — together — we are changing the course of our country. 

So let me close with this, John. You should feel confident knowing that our democracy is working as it should. Every vote will be counted. And we, as a nation, must remain calm and collected until every American’s voice is heard.

Until then, I hope you will take a deep breath and savor how much we have accomplished together. I found inspiration in this wise message from my hero, Sarah Brady. Sarah and her husband, Jim Brady, knew a thing or two about patience and perseverance.

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Election 2020: All of the Ways We Secured Historic Wins in the Movement to Prevent Gun Violence

As we patiently await final ballot counts and let our democracy do its job, we have many successes to reflect upon so far. Across the country, voters ousted NRA-backed politicians and — let's savor this — we protected our hard-won gun violence prevention majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Brady Campaign-endorsed candidates had big wins, with voters re-electing some of our boldest gun safety champions in Congress, including Rep. Lucy McBath (GA), Sen. Cory Booker (NJ), Rep. Katie Porter (CA), Rep. Mike Levin (CA), Rep. Jason Crow (CO), and more. 

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In the Senate, gun safety champions John Hickenlooper (CO) and Mark Kelly (AZ) flipped seats that were previously held by NRA-backed senators. We also had major wins in ballot measures and more at state levels. Delaware voters sent a gun safety supermajority to the state senate and California voters passed Proposition 17, a ballot measure to restore voting rights for 50,000 parolees and build a more representative democracy.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Learn more about our major wins this election cycle — and take a moment to celebrate our progress.

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We thank local election officials who are counting ballots. 

Counting millions of mail-in and absentee ballots is no small job, especially during a pandemic. Whether it's dawn or dusk, we're grateful for the many poll workers, vote counters and local election officials who continue to diligently count ballots. Our democracy is working because of them.

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Two years ago today, a gunman opened fire Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, murdering 12 innocent people. Listen to our podcast episode from last year, when Brady's Christian Heyne, a survivor and Thousand Oaks native, shared his reflections.

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