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

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.

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.

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
https://act.moveon.org/go/163314?t=18&akid=325064%2E40999114%2EslGi9_

2. "How Congress Passed an Assault Weapons Ban in 1994," The New York Times, June 22, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/163315?t=20&akid=325064%2E40999114%2EslGi9_

3. "Assault weapon ban significantly reduces mass shooting," Northwestern, March 25, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/163316?t=22&akid=325064%2E40999114%2EslGi9_

Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's preparations for being able to steal the presidency in 2024 are well underway and include working to replace top election officials in battleground states with his own loyalists. Which is why MoveOn is doing something we've never done in our 23-year history: We're launching a powerful, multimillion-dollar effort to defeat Trump-backed secretaries of state across the country and elect individuals who will count every vote and ensure fair elections.

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

This email was sent to John xxxxxx on June 6, 2022. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. MoveOn's privacy policy was recently updated. To read our new privacy policy, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.