John,

Our nation’s outrage is being heard: Tomorrow, the House will hold a hearing on the urgent need to address gun violence and ban weapons of war. 

Gun violence survivors will find the courage, as so many have before them, to tell their story to the nation and beg our lawmakers to finally take action. We’ll hear a mother of a survivor of the Buffalo, NY shooting who was shot in the neck; The parents of a 10 year old killed in Uvalde, TX; And the fourth grader who survived the shooting in Uvalde by smearing herself with her classmate’s blood. 

Tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde are unimaginable and these people have lived through them. And they were made more deadly by assault weapons. They’re specifically designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible and it’s why the gunmen in Buffalo, Uvalde, Charleston, Newtown, Aurora… used one. 

It takes immense power to relive traumas like this. I know because I’ve done it. I share the story of my mother’s murder and my own story as a survivor every day and we all are motivated by the same reason: To honor those we’ve lost by changing this country.

If the House had the courage and strength that these survivors have, they would have passed common sense gun violence legislation a long time ago. But they have a chance to take real action right now. So ahead of tomorrow’s hearing, in solidarity with the gun violence survivors sharing their stories, will you add your name to our emergency petition and call on our lawmakers to pass an assault weapons ban?

Thank you for making your voices heard and supporting gun violence survivors. Together, we’re going to change this country. 

Liz Dunning

Gun Violence Survivor

Vice President of Development, Brady