Friend -- The Senate has formed a working group for gun safety legislation, and we must keep the pressure on so that our senators don't give up on protecting our children. Sign our petition calling on the Senate to pass gun safety bills now!

Friend,

Here we are again. As victims from Buffalo, NY, and Laguna Woods, CA, are still being mourned, the death toll from gun violence in the United States has risen yet again. Our hearts continue to hold an all too familiar depth of sadness and rage.

And yet the Senate continues to refuse to challenge the NRA and pass meaningful gun legislation, despite the fact that 90% of Americans want stricter laws.(1)

The Senate must take action on gun safety now.

The House of Representatives passed two bills expanding background checks in 2021, but the Senate has failed to garner the 60 votes needed to do the same.(2) We cannot let this stand any longer.

Sign our petition calling on the Senate to pass gun safety bills now.

This moment is critical: In less than two weeks, mass shooters have attacked shoppers in Buffalo, churchgoers in Laguna Beach, and now elementary school students.

And the Supreme Court is expected to rule soon in an NRA-backed New York conceal carry case that some experts predict will lead to further repeals of gun safety laws.(3) We need federal legislation in place to protect our children.

But the NRA lobby is powerful -- if we are going to get the Senate to do the right thing, we need as many voices as possible.

Sign our petition demanding the Senate pass gun safety bills.

Yours in the fight against gun violence,

Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Mai, Mai, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

Footnotes:
1. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/16/share-of-americans-who-favor-stricter-gun-laws-has-increased-since-2017/
2. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/gun-laws-us-congress/index.html
3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/19/supreme-court-gun-case/