John—

According to reports, 18 children and 1 adult were murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, this afternoon. Today’s shooting is now one of the deadliest school shootings in US history, behind only Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook.

Our nation’s schools should be the safest places in our communities, full of learning, fun, and the kinds of happy memories Robb Elementary tried to create for their kids in the final days of the school year. They should not be the setting of a nightmare.

A school in Texas. A church in California. A grocery store in New York. We know mass shootings are a uniquely American problem.

Infographic of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in the US

Four of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in recent US history have happened in Texas, and now Robb Elementary is on that list. Over the last decade, gun homicides overall have increased steadily in Texas. And we know the problem: Texas’s weak gun laws allow dangerous individuals to easily acquire deadly weapons.

We do not—and should not—have to accept school shootings as the new normal. We can build a safer America by equipping legislators with the facts instead of gun lobby talking points and urging them to pass the gun safety laws that will keep our children safe.

The time for action is long overdue. I will not rest until we are doing everything to keep our children safe.

Thank you for standing with me in this fight,
Gabby Giffords

For over 25 years, the legal experts at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence have been fighting for a safer America. Led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords Law Center researches, drafts, and defends the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives from gun violence.

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