John,

A federal judge just compared a military-style assault weapon to a Swiss Army knife – and then struck down California’s decades-long assault weapons ban.

John, this shouldn’t even have to be said, but an AR-15 is not the same as a Swiss Army Knife. These deadly weapons of war do not belong in the hands of civilians.

In Parkland, an assault weapon was used to shoot and kill 17 people, not a knife.

In Las Vegas, an assault weapon was used to shoot and kill 61 people, not a knife.

In Newtown, an assault weapon was used to shoot and kill 28 people – including children, not a knife.

We are talking about weapons of war that are designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. Banning assault weapons keeps Americans safe and saves lives – and this gun lobby-backed ruling means we have to work harder than ever to do it. Brady is fighting tooth and nail to support efforts to overturn this ruling and reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and we need you with us:

Will you add your name to our petition to demand an assault weapons ban and help us show Congress that this is what the majority of Americans want? Please, John – we are still missing your response and we need 18 more names before our midnight deadline.

An military-style assault weapon is far deadlier than a Swiss Army knife. Full stop. Thank you for taking action to ban these weapons of war.

Kris Brown

Brady President