John, This week marked 10 years since the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. In just seconds, 26 children and teachers were brutally murdered by a gunman armed with an assault weapon.
I was only a kid when this tragedy occurred. But just five years after elementary school children were gunned down in Sandy Hook, my 16-year-old sister, Carmen, was killed in her high school classroom in Parkland. I often ask myself: How do we continue to let children, educators, and families across America experience such pain and loss?
I faced insurmountable pain when Carmen was killed. But my pain has turned to outrage because I’ve continued to watched NRA-backed lawmakers block solutions to protect America’s youth. One of those solutions is a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, like the one used to kill my sister. From Sandy Hook to Parkland and Uvalde, these weapons of war will continue to kill Americans unless we take action to remove them from civilian hands, once and for all.
I’m working with Brady to demand the Senate ban assault weapons before the end of 2022. Will you join us, John? Please, do it for me, my sister, Carmen, and every young person who has grown up in fear of being gunned down in their classroom. |
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In solidarity, Robert Schentrup Team ENOUGH Co-founder
Gun Violence Survivor
Carmen’s Brother |
The Holidays Are Upon Us: Here’s How You Can Prevent “Family Fire”
Every day, eight children and teens are unintentionally injured or killed as a result of family fire, which is a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun in the home that results in death or injury.
Nearly 4.6 million children in America live in homes with access to an unlocked or unsupervised gun. As the holiday season continues and homes begin to fill with family and friends, it’s important to keep our homes safe, and that includes practicing safe firearm storage — which means storing firearms locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition. |
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Episode 213: The Lie That More Guns Equal Less Crime
"More guns equal less crime" is perhaps one of the most pervasive myths in the United States. But for years, it's been used as justification in a number of laws and is frequency referenced in gun lobby rhetoric. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. John Donohue, a professor at Standford Law, and Erin Davis, senior counsel at Brady Legal, to discuss where these myths came from, what gave them their power, and how you, as listeners, can fight back against disinformation.
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Episode 214: Life After Gun Violence and Amputation |
On October 19, 2019, Donny Kashh was senselessly shot six times and nearly lost his life. The attack left Donny in a coma for five days and led to the removal of his left leg. In the aftermath, Donny struggled with his mental health and in finding his path forward. This week, Donny joins us to discuss how he has devoted his life to helping other amputees and survivors of gun violence after dramatic life changes. |
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This week, a U.S. House subcommittee held a hearing on bipartisan solutions to gun violence. A number of experts and survivors testified, including Christian Heyne, Brady vice president of Policy and Programs. In 2005, Christian’s mother was senselessly shot and killed and his father was shot and injured returning from a Memorial Day weekend trip.
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"We look at these shootings, and we ask how is it possible that something like this can happen... The answer however is simple, no community is truly safe from gun violence when our leaders have done so very little to prevent it." — Brady Vice President of Policy and Programs Christian Heyne |
This week, longtime Brady members and fellow gun violence prevention activists held their monthly protest outside the NRA headquarters in Fairfax, VA. These dedicated activists have protested outside the NRA on the 14th of every single month since December 14, 2012, when 26 children and teachers were brutally shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
“Ten years ago today, lives were shattered and childhoods lost in a senseless massacre at Sandy Hook. This is the America that the gun lobby built; not the one we want to live in. 10 years later, I am still standing with advocates and survivors alike in holding the NRA accountable and fighting for lasting, life-saving policy solutions. We need a safer America for our kids — an end to gun violence — and that starts with a national assault weapons ban. The inability of our elected officials to stand up to the gun lobby is unacceptable.”
— Martina Leinz, Brady board member, president of the Brady Northern Virginia chapter, and protest organizer |
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