[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition to demand Congress reinstate an assault
weapons ban. 

Dear MoveOn member, 

As our nation reckons with the epidemic of gun violence and as a vast
majority of Americans support more gun safety restrictions, we can't let
our gun laws be limited by Republican obstructionism, the power of the gun
lobby, or a handful right-wing justices with whom Mitch McConnell and
Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court to further the agenda of right-wing
zealots.^1
 
[ [link removed] ]Thoughts and prayers aren't enough. Congress has a popular mandate to
act—and now is the time. We had an assault weapons ban within the past two
decades, and Congress must vote to reinstate it immediately.

Congress must reinstate the assault weapons ban immediately. It worked in
the past and can work again. We need commonsense, impactful action to
tackle gun violence. Most Americans agree: Civilians do not need
military-grade weaponry.

[3]Sign the petition

The assault weapons ban was initially supported by bipartisan
consensus—and voters of all walks of life agree that AR-15s have no place
in civilian life. During the Bush presidency, Republicans in control of
Congress let it lapse—and the results have been devastating.^2
 
Massacre after massacre occur because of military-grade assault weapons,
high-capacity magazines, and the fast and deadly impact of these weapons.
Without AR-15s and other assault weapons, the incidence of mass gun
violence would drop immediately.^3
 
Many Republican voters agree with these measures, but Republican elected
officials, who are in a ghoulish embrace with the NRA and others in the
gun lobby, want to talk about anything other than guns when it comes to
gun violence. That's why Republican leaders need to hear loud and clear:
Voters expect you to take real action and will respect you for passing an
assault weapons ban and other commonsense measures.
 
And if you don't, we will hold you accountable this November.
 
[ [link removed] ]Please add you name: Congress must reinstate the assault weapons ban
immediately. And we'll make sure Democrats know momentum is on their side
to push forward, that sensible Republicans see they have the mandate to
bring bipartisan support to such a measure, and that the rest of the
Republicans know they'll be held accountable for choosing assault weapons
over our children and communities.
 
Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Sana, Oscar, Cheryl, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Polling is clear: Americans want gun control," Vox, June 1, 2022
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2. "How Congress Passed an Assault Weapons Ban in 1994," The New York
Times, June 22, 2021
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3. "Assault weapon ban significantly reduces mass shooting," Northwestern,
March 25, 2021
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