Everytown for Gun Safety

John — seven years ago, Newtown, Connecticut and the nation mourned for the victims and survivors of the shooting at Sandy Hook School. We still mourn for them; the 20 young children and six adults who were killed that day remain in our memories.

For seven years, we have transformed grief and rage into action to end gun violence. Please join us to renew this important commitment to fight for gun safety in 2020.

Thank you,

Shannon

P.S. If you haven't had a chance to read Erica's story below, please read it and renew your pledge for 2020.

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From: Erica Lafferty Garbatini
Date: December 14, 2019
Subject: 7 years ago my mom was shot and killed at Sandy Hook. I'm still fighting.

John — I miss my mom every day.

Seven years ago today, a gunman shot and killed 20 young children and six educators at Sandy Hook School.

My mom, Principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was gunned down trying to protect her students and staff.

It's been seven years of mourning, but also seven years of fighting. Seven years ago, I made a pledge to never stop fighting. And now I'm asking you: Will you join me and pledge to fight for an end gun violence in 2020?

I'm fighting for an end to the gun violence that kills nearly 100 Americans every day and wounds countless others. I'm fighting for an end to the gun lobby's control over our elected leaders. I'm fighting for a future where our children are not traumatized by monthly active shooter drills. And a future in which concerts and bars, our houses of worship, and places of work are safe from the threat of gun violence.

After the shooting at Sandy Hook School, Congress had a chance to enact a comprehensive background checks bill to help prevent future tragedies. But NRA-backed politicians blocked it. And then the same thing happened after the tragic shooting in Las Vegas. And Parkland. And El Paso. And Dayton. And the gun violence day after day that kills 100 people and wounds many more — leaving families to face tragedy.

The NRA has been able to stymie our federal progress, but momentum is on our side. We have Gun Sense Majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and in state houses across the country. We just flipped the Virginia state legislature, with gun safety atop the issues that drove voters to the polls.

In 2020, we're going to keep up the fight to end gun violence in America, and I need to know if you're still with us: John, pledge to stand alongside me as we fight to break the NRA's hold on power and end gun violence in 2020.

Thanks for continuing this fight with me. Never stop fighting.

Erica Lafferty Garbatini
Everytown Survivor Network

P.S. If you are a survivor of gun violence or have a loved one who has been wounded or killed by gun violence, you can share your story on our Moments That Survive Memory Wall with the stories of other survivors of gun violence.

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