What a year this has been, John. Despite historic challenges, we definitively showed that gun reform is top of mind for the majority of people in this country. We’re on the brink of landmark change, which is why in a moment, I’m going to explain what we've accomplished together and why your donation to Brady today can help us push further.

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday — the biggest, most important fundraising day of the year for nonprofits like ours — and I want to give you an exclusive preview of some incredible news: A generous group of donors is matching every gift, dollar for dollar, until midnight tomorrow to help Brady in the year to come.

This year, voters rejected the NRA and Donald Trump’s shameful inaction by electing Brady-endorsed gun violence prevention champions Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House.

Across the country, Brady worked with state legislatures to embrace gun safety reform: In California, the legislature passed a first-of-its-kind microstamping bill to solve gun crimes. In Colorado, legislators passed one of the most comprehensive police reform measures in the country. And in Virginia, we ushered in the passage of 10 gun violence prevention measures.

Across these many gun safety victories one thing remains clear: We are on the cusp of historic change — and we cannot lose our sense of urgency, because lives are on the line.

With Joe Biden in the White House, we’re certain we can take bold steps to pass universal background checks and a new assault weapons ban. We know because we've worked with Biden before to pass the Brady Bill and the very first federal assault weapons ban — measures the NRA fought, but we won. And truthfully, we’re about to give the NRA some of its worst defeats in decades.

But the only way we can accomplish our bold agenda is if we have the resources we need — and the only way that happens is if grassroots supporters like you take FULL advantage of our Giving Tuesday match:

So I’m asking you personally, John, will you donate $5 now — every dollar you can give will be DOUBLED — to help Brady pass gun reform, defeat the NRA, and save lives from America's gun violence epidemic?

In 2020, we saw a 73% increase in estimated gun sales. We saw more than 300 mass shootings, and the year isn't even over. And every single day, more than 300 people are shot and more than 100 die by gunfire. That’s why we’re ready to hit the ground running to work with President-elect Biden to take immediate action against gun violence via executive action in his first 100 days.

It’s been an unprecedented year, John — and for the first time in four years, change is within reach. Brady is one of the only organizations that has worked with Joe Biden to take on the NRA and win. I know we can save lives, help countless families and communities, and overcome the NRA and Mitch McConnell’s bloody inaction.

We're also an organization run by gun violence survivors. Our mission to bring an end to this epidemic is personal for us because we know firsthand the pain that far too many families have felt due to senseless violence. But our critical work for a better tomorrow, for safer schools and communities, depends on grassroots supporters like you giving to emails like this to make sure we have the resources to be bolder than we’ve ever been.

Please, John, hitting our $50,000 Giving Tuesday match goal is mission critical to everything we’re about to accomplish in 2021. Will you chip in $5 or more now — every dollar you can spare today will be doubled — to defeat the NRA, take action on common-sense gun safety reform, and help save lives?

Thanks for doing everything you can to make this country a better place for us all.

Kris Brown
President, Brady