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I want to make sure you can join us in taking action today as we honor victims of mass shootings.
It was two years ago that, in less than a week, two separate gunmen armed with assault-style weapons committed mass shootings in Atlanta, GA, and Boulder, CO.
In Boulder, the shooter targeted a grocery store — a place we all visit on a regular basis and, unfortunately, a place that has become a common scene of mass shootings. Gun violence has seeped into even the most mundane parts of our lives so that we live in a country where getting groceries could mean being shot and killed.
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I know firsthand what it means for a regular day to become one that you will never forget. My mother was shot and killed answering the front door of our home 19 years ago. Just like in Boulder, in Atlanta, and far too many other cities, what should have been a normal day became one that changed my life forever.
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The lasting impacts that these kinds of shootings have on people, families, and communities are indescribable. It’s why I fight every day to end gun violence — so that no one else has to experience such a tragedy. Survivors and activists are working to address this epidemic, but I know that our leaders in Congress are not doing enough to prevent the next Boulder or Atlanta.
That's why I want to make sure you saw our message below. We launched a live poll to call for gun violence reform in honor of the two-year anniversary of these shootings. But I just checked our records, and we're still missing 3,291 responses to the poll — including yours. Let us know now:
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Do you think Congress should ban assault
weapons?
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Thank you for taking action today,
Liz Dunning
Gun violence survivor & VP of Development, Brady
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Sender: Team Brady
Date: Mar 21, 2023
Subject: join us in honoring the victims of these back-to-back shootings
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This week marks two years since the mass shootings in Atlanta, GA, and Boulder, CO. In honor of these anniversaries, we've set a goal to gather 25,000 responses to our poll by midnight, but we're still missing your response, John. Please, let us know:
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Do you think Congress should ban assault weapons?
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John, two years ago, communities on opposite sides of our country were torn apart by two back-to-back mass shootings.
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In Atlanta, a gunman went on a violent rampage targeting Asian-Americans and killed eight people. Less than a week later, another gunman in Boulder, CO, used a semi-automatic AR-15 style assault weapon to murder 10 people at a local grocery store.
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Now, in 2023, we've already seen 110 mass shootings — more than the number of days in the year so far. Just a few months ago, families in Monterey Park, CA, and Half Moon Bay, CA, were forever changed by shootings that occurred just 44 hours apart.
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We've taken meaningful steps to curb the gun violence epidemic since these shootings, but we have failed to ban weapons of war from our streets. Banning assault weapons is not only proven to save lives, it’s also supported by the majority of Americans. Yet, politicians in the gun lobby’s pocket have blocked this legislation at every turn and willfully let people die in the process. The mass casualties in Atlanta, Boulder, and far too many other cities should not have been possible, but we can take action to prevent the next tragedy.
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That's why we're asking 10,000 activists to take a stand for the victims of mass shootings and honor those we’ve lost with action. It's time to demand change – and refuse to take no for an answer. Please, will you join us by responding to our urgent poll before midnight tonight?
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Do you think Congress should ban assault weapons?
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