John–

I'm too emotional to write a lot, but I want to talk about how big of a
deal this is.

Today, President Biden held an event at the White House celebrating the
passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, where lawmakers,
survivors, and advocates joined him to recognize this historic victory for
gun safety.

Standing there in the audience at the White House, I knew that every
minute, every hour, and every night we spent working to make this happen
was all worth it. I worked with leaders in Congress to put together this
law and make sure it would save lives. And when the work was hard and the
nights got long, I felt the supportive hands of survivors and victims on
my shoulders, especially my cousin Laura.

This victory only happened because we were built for this moment and
refused to let our lawmakers look away from the gun violence crisis.
Whether it was holding rallies, delivering petitions, working with
policymakers, or sending over one million messages to U.S. senators, we're
here because of the power of our movement and the resilience of its almost
10 million members—an incredible grassroots network we built through 10
years of demanding action. We're here because our movement is stronger
than the gun lobby's opposition to this live-saving bill.

Because of people like you, we have a lot to celebrate today. I can't
thank you enough. But our work isn't over: Can I count on you to get the
U.S. Senate to take action one more time?

[ [link removed] ]We've already won once—let's do it again. Tell your U.S. senators to
confirm Steve Dettelbach as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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As Everytown's federal legal director, I've worked with lawmakers and
elected leaders for years to pass gun safety legislation that will save
lives. At so many times it was an uphill battle as we navigated tragedies
while dealing with continued inaction from the gun industry's allies in
Congress.

But we never gave up—and now our country has a new major gun safety law
for the first time in over 25 years. We will save lives.

That also means our next step is to make sure the federal government
continues to do its job.

Our U.S. senators are currently considering Steve Dettelbach's nomination
to lead the ATF. If confirmed, Dettelbach would help lead the federal
government's main agency for enforcing our gun laws and holding rogue and
reckless members of the gun industry accountable. We've worked closely
with the Biden-Harris Administration on critically important executive
actions to address all forms of gun violence, but we need Dettelbach to
help us keep going.

With a new major gun safety law on the books, and with recent acts of gun
violence devastating our communities, we need an ATF director who will put
gun safety first. [ [link removed] ]The vote could happen as early as tomorrow: Tell your
U.S. senators to confirm Steve Dettelbach as ATF director NOW.

Today, we showed the world that our movement can get the action the vast
majority of Americans have demanded for years.

So let's keep winning.

Rob Wilcox
He/Him/His
Federal Legal Director
Everytown for Gun Safety


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