The first 24 hours after a mass shooting are among the most critical. We have to rise up and show our commitment to ending gun violence now, while all eyes are on this story. Will you rush a donation right now to help us pass life-saving legislation and end gun violence?

We're still learning the details, John, but all of us here at Brady are devastated by the reports of a shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, yesterday. 

We are heartbroken over the deaths of these 21 precious souls, of the 19 children who had so much life ahead of them. But we also have to acknowledge that this isn't just a sad moment — it's an infuriating, frustrating, and needless one, too.

We said this after Sandy Hook, and I am beside myself to have to say it again: These tragic massacres are preventable, if only our leaders would take the steps we've been demanding to prevent them — like passing a federal assault weapons ban.

The shooter in Uvalde yesterday, like the shooter in Sandy Hook, opted for an AR-15-style rifle. He did so because these are the weapons designed for mass destruction and we need to ban them right now. This is common-sense, majority-supported, life-saving legislation we could pass immediately that would prevent another tragedy like this school shooting from ever happening again. But that would cut into the NRA's bottom line — a dollar amount they care about more than protecting the lives of elementary school students. 

The NRA wants you to think this isn't personal — it's just business. But as a mother to two school-aged boys and as the daughter of a mother who was shot to death, let me be clear: This is personal, deeply so. Not just for me, but for everyone, because we are all unsafe so long as any of us — any of our children — are unsafe.

That's why I need to ask you personally, right now: Will you rush $5 to help Brady honor the lives of everyone killed by gun violence, including the 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary, by fighting to end gun violence? Every dollar you give will go toward passing life-saving legislation, defeating the cowardly politicians fueling the gun lobby — and preventing another tragedy like this from killing any more innocent people.

Thank you so much. We really need to show the strength of this community now, in these first 24 hours after the shooting. This is how we do more than just say "enough is enough" — but actually prove it. 

Sincerely,

Liz Dunning
Gun Violence Survivor & VP of Development, Brady