John,

In the span of four days, the United States (and the state of California
specifically) has faced three mass shootings that killed ten people and
injured even more. The shootings took place in a high school in Santa
Clarita, a home in San Diego, and a backyard party in Fresno.

Sadly, this is the ‘new normal’ in America, as there are more mass
shootings than there are days in the year in our country. Let that sink in
for a moment… more mass shootings than days in a year! But what’s
tragically ironic and infuriating is that the Senate was considering a
vote on a bill to finally establish universal background checks on gun
purchases -- something 90% of Americans support -- and Republicans blocked
it, at the same time students were on lockdown at Saugus High School in
Santa Clarita last Thursday.

The Senate GOP has blood on their hands. With every day they refuse to
vote on common sense gun reform bills passed by the Democratic House
Majority, more lives are lost to these seemingly endless mass shootings.

[ [link removed] ]We cannot allow the Senate to continue doing nothing. Add your name to
our petition right now to demand Senate Republicans start passing gun
reform bills or face the consequences at the ballot box come 2020.

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Trump and Republicans like to call their opponents “do-nothing Democrats,”
but the truth is Democrats have already done their jobs to take action on
this deadly issue taking the lives of our children and loved ones.

In February, the House passed the universal background checks bill, the
most significant gun control legislation since 1994. McConnell put the
bill in “legislative limbo” only for it to be blocked last Thursday.

Democrats have also introduced bills to limit the sale of high-capacity
magazines and accessories meant to inflict as much damage as quickly as
possible, and reintroduced the ban on assault weapons. Once again,
Republicans have rejected these basic protections that could literally
save lives.

Each day the GOP fails to support common sense gun legislation, more lives
are lost. It’s time they were held accountable, and with the 2020
elections coming up, now is the time to build public pressure for action.

[ [link removed] ]Demand the Senate finally take action on gun violence by passing
commonsense gun reforms like universal background checks NOW >>

Thanks for working with us on this critical issue,

-Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America




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