Dear MoveOn member,

It's one mass shooting after another: Austin, Texas, and Kenosha,
Wisconsin, on Sunday. The FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, last
Thursday.^1

It was just a month ago that 10 people lost their lives in a grocery store
in Boulder, Colorado.^2

All told, there have been at least 50 mass shootings since the spa
shootings and hate crime in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, in which eight
people—including six Asian-American women—were killed.^3,4

Fifty mass shootings in the span of about one month.

And it's happening as the police last week shot and killed yet another
Black man—20-year-old Daunte Wright.^5,6

John, we CANNOT let this continue.

We know how to stop this horrific violence: We need to pass gun safety
laws, re-envision the police, and combat white supremacy.^7

Democrats control the House, Senate, and White House, and the NRA is
weaker than it's been in decades as a result of corruption, infighting,
and legal trouble.^8

This is the moment to act. But we need your help.



John, will you chip in $5 a month to fuel our
campaign to pass gun safety legislation?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut,
nearly 10 years ago should have been the tipping point on gun violence in
America. But since then Congress has not passed a single law to make our
children and communities safer.

Zero laws to protect our children and communities.

We won't stand for it. And we have the biggest opening in years to pass
gun safety laws, with Democrats in control and the NRA on its heels.

The House has already passed two bills this year to expand and strengthen
background checks for gun buyers: requiring background checks for all gun
buyers, including at gun shows, and giving the FBI more time to vet gun
buyers.^9 President Joe Biden is calling for a ban on AR-15s and
high-capacity magazines.^10 It's long past time for Democrats in the
Senate to do whatever it takes to pass gun safety legislation. NOW.

We can do this, but it's going to take all of us coming together to make
it happen.



Please, John, will you chip in $5 a month to
power our work to pass gun safety legislation? 

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



The future and so many lives are in our hands. Let's do this.

Thanks for all you do.

–Jenn, Allison, Ankur, Jayne, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Weekend Shootings In Texas And Wisconsin Add To Tally Of U.S. Gun
Deaths," NPR, April 19, 2021
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2. "The US has reported at least 50 mass shootings since the Atlanta spa
shootings," CNN, April 18, 2021
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3. Ibid.

4. "Atlanta spa shootings: Who are the victims?" BBC News, March 22, 2021
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5. "What to Know About the Death of Daunte Wright," The New York Times,
April 15, 2021
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6. "First Thing: US awaits verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over George
Floyd's death," The Guardian, April 20, 2021
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7. "Gun control really works. Science has shown time and again that it can
prevent mass shootings and save lives." Business Insider, August 6, 2019
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8. "National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape New
York lawsuit," Reuters, January 15, 2021
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9. "House Passes Gun Control Bills to Strengthen Background Checks," The
New York Times, March 11, 2021
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10. "Shootings spur Biden to call for tighter gun rules," The Washington
Post, March 23, 2021
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