John,

Nine years ago, 12 people were killed and 70 more were injured when a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado – one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history.

This prolific violence was made possible by one thing: a military-style AR-15 assault rifle with an extended magazine. John, this is a weapon of war – it is quite literally designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, but we still allow these weapons to be carried in our streets.

It has been nearly a decade since this horrific shooting and Congress has failed to ban these deadly weapons from our communities, and the victims of Aurora – and far too many others after – deserve justice. Will you join me right now, on the anniversary of the shooting in Aurora, CO, and add your name to our petition to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines?

Colorado knows all too well the tragedy that mass shootings bring to communities: At Columbine, in Colorado Springs, Aurora, and Boulder, far too many people have felt the personal impact of gun violence. I remember when I got the call about Columbine – my niece and nephew were in the school. Thankfully, they survived, but my family and our community still remember this violence distinctly.

No other community should feel the sting of gun violence and the lives that it steals far too soon. Not in Colorado or anywhere in the United States. But we will only save lives if Congress hears our call loud and clear: Will you add your name right now and demand that Congress bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines?

For the victims and survivors of Aurora, for those who have been killed by assault weapons in nine years of inaction, for those who will become victims of these deadly weapons if we do not take action.

Thank you for raising your voice.

Robert Disney
Coloradan
Community Organizer