Dear MoveOn member,
On Monday, a gunman carrying an AR-15 walked into a grocery store in
Boulder, CO, and killed 10 people.
Just days before, another gunman, fueled by white supremacy and misogyny,
purchased a 9 mm handgun and opened fire in three massage parlors in
Atlanta, killing eight people, including six Asian American women. Over
4,200 people in the U.S. have already lost their lives to gun violence
this year alone.^1
Enough. It's time to enact bold, federal laws to end gun violence in
America.
Which is why MoveOn is pushing harder than ever to end the filibuster so
that Congress can finally pass gun control legislation and other critical
laws that will keep our communities safe and build an America where
everyone can thrive.
To get the word out and drum up support, we've printed a big batch of
these "End Gun Violence" stickers, and we're giving them away for
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House Democrats have already passed sweeping gun reform legislation,
including one bill that would require background checks for gun purchases
and another bill that aims to reduce police gun violence.^2
But those bills are being obstructed in the Senate due to the
filibuster—an arcane and racist rule that allows the Republican minority
to block the Democratic majority from passing critical laws.
For the first time in a decade, Democrats control the House, the Senate,
and the White House, giving us our best shot in years to enact ambitious
gun control legislation. We can't let the GOP Senate minority stop us from
doing so.
It's time to act. It's time to end the filibuster. It's time to pass gun
control legislation and help end the gun violence epidemic in the U.S.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to order your "End Gun Violence" sticker today to show the
world where you stand.
Thanks for all you do.
–Arvin, Oscar, Kelly, Mana, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. Tweet by Gun Violence Archive, March 26, 2021
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2. "U.S. House passes two Democratic-backed gun control bills," Reuters,
March 11, 2021
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