[link removed] [[link removed]]
Hey again,
We wanted to follow up after our email to you this morning. Within the last few hours, we spoke alongside survivors of gun violence on the steps of the Supreme Court to demand better — better for survivors, families of victims, students, and all people in our country who have a right not to be shot. The current NYSRPA v. Bruen SCOTUS case jeopardizes the safety of our communities — and we can’t let that happen.
Photo of David speaking outside Supreme Court.
There’s no doubt that this outcome could lead to the proliferation of firearms in every major city. More firearms means more gun violence. More gun violence means more gun violence victims and survivors. You heard the survivors and their families today, pleading to end this epidemic. We cannot let the gun lobby win because we cannot afford to create more victims and more survivors of gun violence. We need to heal.
DONATE $7 [[link removed]]
In solidarity,
March For Our Lives
------
FWD: Our constitutional right not to be shot:
FROM: Max, March For Our Lives
SENT: November 3
TO: [email protected]
It’s Max, the Policy & Legal Director at March For Our Lives. Travis reached out to you last month about a Supreme Court case which could have a sweeping and possibly devastating impact on gun violence prevention legislation nationwide. With oral arguments being heard later today, I wanted to make sure you had the latest update about where we stand and why this matters. If you already understand the stakes, and are dedicated to funding our fight against the NRA, please support our work. If you’re curious to know more, keep reading.
DONATE $7 TO SUPPORT OUR JUDICIAL WORK [[link removed]]
First, let’s set the record straight: Individual Americans were never guaranteed the right to own a gun until recently [[link removed]] . Through a radical expansion of the Second Amendment in 2008 -- which was the apex of a massive century-long political campaign from the NRA -- a conservative court ruled in favor of individual gun ownership. In doing so, they enshrined the individual right to bear arms in the Constitution for the first time.
But even then, individual citizens were only granted the constitutional right to carry a gun in their own home. The case we’re facing today would rewrite the limits on the Second Amendment yet again so that any American could carry a concealed firearm in public with little to no restriction.
Here's what's at stake.
1.
This
legislation
could
open
the
door
for
fewer
background
checks,
would
allow
eased
age
restrictions,
and,
without
states
having
the
right
to
overrule
the
court’s
ruling,
would
likely
lead
to
the
proliferation
of
guns
in
every
major
US
city.

2.
This
case
is
about
gun
violence
prevention,
but
it’s
also
about
racial
justice.
Concealed
carry
laws
lead
to
higher
levels
of
gun
violence
with
a
disparate
impact
on
Black
and
brown
Americans.
In
their
Amicus
Brief,
the
NAACP
asserts
that
concealed
carry
laws
like
this
perpetuate
anti-Black
hate
crimes.

3.
This
case
would
mark
an
obvious
win
for
the
NRA.
They’re
already
bragging
that
this
case
will
grant
“unfettered
discretion
to
government
officials
to
determine
who
may
bear
a
firearm
outside
the
home
for
self-defense.”
The
Supreme
Court’s
decision
to
hear
this
case
shows
just
how
far
our
conservative
court
is
willing
to
go.
And
this
is
exactly
what
the
NRA
has
been
wanting,
and
building
towards,
for
a
century.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. We, as young people, have a constitutional right not to be shot.
The stakes have never been higher, and March For Our Lives’ Judicial Advocacy Team will be outside the Supreme Court today, hand in hand with survivors and other gun violence prevention activists, to make our case. This effort is far from over and will require time, support, and resources to go up against the NRA’s insidious political machine. I hope I’ve convinced you why this is incredibly important, and why we need your help.
DONATE $7 [[link removed]]
The failure to regulate firearms in public presents an existential threat to our freedom to learn, speak, work, and simply exist without the fear of being shot. We have no choice but to win.
In pursuit of justice,
Max Markham
Policy & Legal Director
March For Our Lives

[link removed] [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]

March For Our Lives
P.O. Box 3417
New York, NY 10008
United States
You received this email because you signed up for communications from March For Our Lives. Copyright (C) 2021 March For Our Lives. All Rights Reserved.
unsubscribe: [link removed]
Contributions will benefit March For Our Lives Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. Contributions or gifts to March For Our Lives Action Fund are not deductible for federal income tax purposes as charitable contributions. Update your donation information here. [[link removed]]