John, yesterday, Americans again woke up to headlines of a major gun massacre, with eight people senselessly murdered at a FedEx Facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. This tragedy came just as we observed 14 years since the massacre at Virginia Tech, my alma mater. 

But our nation’s gun violence epidemic isn’t just mass shootings.

It is also domestic violence, community violence, gun suicides, police violence, and more. It is the brutal murders of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Minneapolis and 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago, both at the hands of police. It is an epidemic that kills 100 people in America each and every day.

In order to prevent America’s gun violence crisis, we need comprehensive and multi-faceted solutions that address its many forms and root causes. 

Fortunately, those solutions are sitting before Congress. They include bipartisan measures to expand background checks, increase police accountability, invest in underserved Black and Brown communities, ban assault weapons, reform the gun industry, and more. John, if you’re sick and tired of gun violence in America, please join us in demanding the Senate take immediate action on the solutions sitting before them. We simply cannot afford to wait.

Thank you for taking action alongside Brady. I know this week was difficult, but we have comprehensive solutions in front of us to save lives and prevent gun violence. 

In solidarity,

Kris Brown, President

You’re Invited: Brady Colorado Chapter Kickoff & Gun Violence Prevention Town Hall

While Brady leaders have spent years organizing in Colorado, we're excited to formally launch a Brady Colorado chapter! Please join us on Monday, April 19, for a special virtual town hall event to kick off our work! You’ll hear from Sen. John Hickenlooper, State Sen. Rhonda Fields, State Representative Tom Sullivan, Tom Mauser of Colorado Ceasefire, and Wheat Ridge City Council Member and Brady Colorado State Lead Val Beck. We’ll discuss Colorado’s gun laws, the solutions we need, and answer your questions as we near 22 years since the 1999 Columbine massacre. 

From Pain to Progress: 14 Years After the Virginia Tech Massacre

Yesterday marked 14 years since the shooting at Virginia Tech, where 32 people were shot and killed and 17 were injured. Brady activists rallied tirelessly to strengthen Virginia’s gun laws in the years following this tragedy — including working with Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard to conduct an undercover investigation of the deadly “gun show loophole.”

A major turning point came in 2019 following yet another high-profile mass shooting in Virginia Beach: Gov. Ralph Northam called the first special legislative session to address gun violence in Virginia. We joined with our partners, including survivors of the Virginia Tech shooting, to mobilize hundreds of Virginians to rally at the Virginia State Capitol that day. When NRA-backed lawmakers quickly adjourned the session without considering even one bill, we had enough. 

Virginians headed to the polls in droves and voted out their NRA-bought legislators, flipping the Virginia General Assembly to a gun violence prevention majority for the first time in decades! Those newly elected gun violence prevention champions immediately went to work, passing an entire slate of life-saving laws, including universal background checks, an extreme risk law, comprehensive police reform, and more. 

While we can’t bring those back we’ve lost to gun violence in Virginia, we are proud to have passed legislative solutions in their honor. As we remember the victims and survivors of the Virginia Tech massacre, listen to our podcast episode: “Virginia Tech and the Gun Show Loophole.”

Team ENOUGH Fights to Expand Gun Safety Requirement to Law Enforcement’s Firearms

In collaboration with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, Team ENOUGH, our youth-led initiative, helped pass their first sponsored bill, AB 876, over the first hurdle in the California General Assembly this week! This vital legislation would make California the first state in the nation to require firearms used by law enforcement to include microstamping: a revolutionary technology that allows detectives to solve crimes by connecting bullets to the guns that fired them. 

AB 876 would build on the landmark Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA), which Brady California activists played an internal role in its passage. It would also enhance police accountability and transparency in police-involved shootings, institute safer firearms in California, and save lives. We’re prepared to keep advocating for AB 876 until it becomes law!

🎧Episode 124: Surviving Firearm Suicide 

In 2010, Christen McGinnes “hit rock bottom” when she pointed her firearm at her head and pulled the trigger. Thankfully, she survived and is now a devoted volunteer and advocate fighting for gun violence prevention. Christen joined us, along with Ted Bonar, the director of End Family Fire, to talk about her story, her advocacy, and the myths around firearm suicide that still persist.

How Should We Talk to Our Kids About Shootings? Send Us Your Questions!

Children in America are subjected to gun violence every day — in their schools, neighborhoods, and on the daily news. How do we have healthy conversations with our children about these threats and their safety? As part of a special new podcast episode, we’re teaming up with expert Nancy Kislin, a family therapist and author of “Lockdown: Talking To Your Kids About School Violence," to answer your questions. Submit your questions now by texting or calling (480) 744-3452. We’re collecting questions until 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22.

Gun Violence Survivor and Activist Maisha Fields Joins Team Brady

Join us in welcoming our new Vice President of Organizing Maisha Fields! As a survivor of gun violence, Maisha brings a life-long focus on victim advocacy, violence prevention, and public health to her role at Brady. Maisha became a nurse practitioner and political strategist for common-sense gun reform after her brother, Javad, and his fiancé, Vivian, were murdered in retaliation for an upcoming trial in which Javad was set to testify as a witness. 

Turning pain into political triumph, Maisha worked closely with Colorado lawmakers to pass one of the largest gun violence prevention bill packages in the country. Maisha is a proven and trusted voice for gun violence prevention, equity, and social justice. We are lucky and proud to welcome a champion of advocacy and public health to improve our work at Brady and help us achieve our mission to end gun violence!

Gun Safety: Giving it a Real Shot, Talking Feds Podcast

Brady Joins President Biden's Call For Congress to Pass Common-Sense Gun Violence Prevention Reforms, Brady

Governor Unveils Sweeping Proposals on Gun Violence Reforms, Tap Into

Biden Wants New Ban on Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From the ‘90s?, NPR

Parkland Parent Pressures Manchin On Gun Reform: ‘You Represent the Nation’, The Hill

Menendez, Deutch Renew Push to Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines, Insider NJ

This week, Gov. Murphy introduced a historic package of reforms to prevent gun violence and save lives. His package of 12 gun violence prevention policies and proposals would address the many forms and root causes of gun violence, including funding for gun violence intervention programs, “microstamping technology”, a safe storage mandate, and more. We thank Gov. Murphy for his bold and common-sense action to reduce gun violence! We urge governors across the country to take action similar to Gov. Murphy.

Adam Toledo. Daunte Wright. Army Lieutenant Caron Nazario. Police violence is gun violence. It’s the unlawful, unnecessary, or disproportionate use of force by police. For too long, countless Americans — namely Black and Brown Americans — have died, been injured, or harassed by police, and it’s past time we address policing in America. Read more about Brady’s stance and solutions to police violence.

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