Brady · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 6:41 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly     We Led a Group of Gun Violence Survivors to Mitch McConnell’s Door  We refuse to let Mitch McConnell’s lethal inaction continue. Following Wednesday’s rally to end gun violence, we led about a dozen advocates to Mitch McConnell’s office. We were alongside a powerful g…

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  Robert Disney · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 12:22 AM

Where's it going?

John, I know we ask a lot of you, but it’s only because of you that we’re able to accomplish so much towards our goal of ending gun violence. Before we ask you for anything else, I wanted to make sure you know what you’re supporting when you contribute to Brady. Here’s just a samp…

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  Brian Lemek · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Instead of saving our lives, he saved his own skin

John, Did you see the news from hours ago? Trump Meets With LaPierre to Discuss How N.R.A. Could Support Political Defense — The New York Times, September 27, 2019 In a meeting yesterday, Wayne LaPierre reportedly bargained with Trump about the NRA bankrolling a defense against impe…

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  Kris Brown, President of Brady · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 12:22 AM

This is a fundraising email

John, I know we ask a lot of you, but it’s only because of you that we’re able to accomplish so much towards our goal of ending gun violence. Before we ask you for anything else, I wanted to make sure you know what you’re supporting when you contribute to Brady. Here’s just a samp…

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  Kris Brown, President · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 7:31 PM

BREAKING: Senate report calls NRA ‘Foreign Asset’

John, Just hours ago it became public. A Senate report is now calling the NRA a ‘foreign asset’ acting on behalf of Russia in 2016. NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals — NPR, September 27 Even as I’m writing this, I’m still in shock. Several hi…

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  Team Brady · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 10:22 PM

FWD: we’ve been threatened

John — Our major end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is approaching fast. To ensure you have a chance to make a 200% matched donation, we’re extending this offer until midnight on September 30! With attacks from anti-gun safety politicians like Amanda Chase (see below), it’s more import…

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  Christian Heyne · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 11:20 PM

just walked out of McConnell's office

John, Just moments ago, I walked out of Mitch McConnell’s office. I was with a powerful group — Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. Lacy Clay, and Rep. David Cicilline — as well as gun violence survivors, organized by Brady. We had one simple ask: Mitch McConne…

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  Renee · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 4:13 PM

we’re on the Hill

John, This is BIG. Right now, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on an assault weapons ban. It’s the first hearing on the topic since the federal ban expired 15 years ago. This is our chance to grow support to reinstate this life-saving legislation! Right after the …

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  Renee Davidson · [email protected]

September 24, 2019 at 2:24 PM

🎮If video games cause gun violence...

John, We keep hearing the same long-debunked myth over and over again: that video games somehow cause violence. And that America’s gun violence problem could be directly attributed to violent video games. That got us thinking. If gun violence can be caused by video games, surely it…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 22, 2019 at 12:27 AM

we’ve been threatened

John, We know politics is ugly. There’s bickering and name-calling and grandstanding. But a new campaign ad by Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase takes things to a new low. She’s threatening to "shoot down" gun violence prevention groups, like Brady. We recently endorsed her opponent…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 21, 2019 at 3:48 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019     Mark Your Calendars for September 25! 🗓️ This coming Wednesday, September 25, will be a BIG day in the movement to end gun violence, and we'll be taking over Capitol Hill. Here's what's in store.  We’re Packing the Room for a Hearing on Banning Assault W…

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  Cordy Galligan · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 11:49 PM

last night in DC

John. Last night, armed with AK-47 style rifles, two shooters opened fire in a Washington, D.C. neighborhood killing one and wounding five more. Just a few miles away, literally in the shadows of the U.S. Capitol, three more people were shot and one person was killed. This can’t ke…

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  Brady News Alert · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 1:44 AM

[BREAKING] End of the Colt AR-15

This is big news, John. Colt Firearms just announced they will STOP production of AR-15s. “Colt to end production of AR-15 rifles for personal use.” — The Hill Brady has been fighting since the repeal of the assault weapons ban to keep these deadly weapons out of civilian hands, an…

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  Renee Davidson · [email protected]

September 19, 2019 at 7:24 PM

Morning Routine

John, School shootings have become so common that students and teachers are prepped for it to happen. Schools already have regular active shooter drills. What’s next, sending our kids to school wearing bulletproof vests? Our kids shouldn’t have to go to school fearing gun violence…

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  Kris Brown, Brady · [email protected]

September 18, 2019 at 11:50 PM

important: PLEASE READ

John, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It’s that simple. These past several weeks have been overwhelming. Our chapter leaders, online activists, Team ENOUGH members, donors, and everyone else have poured an enormous amount of time and energy into fighting gun violence. Now, Congre…

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  Jaime (via Brady) · [email protected]

September 16, 2019 at 10:43 PM

200 days = 20,000 lives

John, It’s been 200 days since the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, a bipartisan bill to expand Brady Background Checks to all gun sales. That’s 200 days that this lifesaving bill has collected dust on Mitch McConnell’s desk. And that’s another 20,000 people in America who ha…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 14, 2019 at 5:52 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019     ICYMI: Huge Victory! House Judiciary Committee Passes THREE Gun Safety Bills On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee passed three lifesaving, Brady-backed gun safety bills! This is monumental progress in the movement to end gun violence. It also means w…

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  R. Disney · [email protected]

September 13, 2019 at 10:27 PM

347% INCREASE

John, Twenty-five years ago today, the federal assault weapons ban, which Brady crafted, was signed into law. And 15 years ago today, that ban expired. We know what’s happened since: Odessa, Dayton, Gilroy, Parkland, Aurora, Orlando, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Sutherland…

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  Research Team at Brady · [email protected]

September 12, 2019 at 2:08 PM

You’ve Been Selected to Represent Your City

John — ahead of tonight's debate, we need our supporters from across the country to fill out our Official Presidential Debate Survey. As a top supporter, you’ve been selected to represent your city on our survey. This survey will take 2-3 minutes to complete, and your response is ap…

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  BRADY TEAM · [email protected]

September 11, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Last night’s victory

John, Mitch McConnell might not be doing anything in the Senate to stop gun violence, but yesterday the House took major action. House committee members returned from recess and voted to pass three gun safety bills: ✔️ The Extreme Risk Protection Order Act keeps guns away from peop…

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  Kris Brown · [email protected]

September 10, 2019 at 11:14 PM

BIG NEWS OUT OF NEW JERSEY

John, I want to share some exciting news with you! Today, we stood by Gov. Phil Murphy as he announced that — effective immediately — New Jersey will stop doing business with any gun manufacturers or retailers that fail to follow common-sense public safety standards. What’s the in…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 9, 2019 at 7:57 PM

We need to talk about suicide

This week is National Suicide Prevention Week. If you are struggling, please call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for free and confidential support: 1-800-273-8255 John, Every year, 22,274 people in the U.S. die from suicide by a gun. Every year, 590 children and teen…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 7, 2019 at 4:16 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019     We Need Background Checks Now Following last weekend’s mass shooting in Odessa, President Trump declared that background checks “wouldn’t have prevented” the massacre. He was wrong. Authorities have said that the Texas gunman purchased the murder weapon, a…

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  Cordy Galligan · [email protected]

September 6, 2019 at 8:58 PM

Background checks worked, then a loophole let him get a gun

John, We know that loopholes in our gun laws have long been exploited by individuals looking to cause others harm. Now, we’re learning that the Odessa shooter failed a background check in 2014, and then ultimately used a loophole to buy the weapons he would later use to murder 7 p…

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  Brady · [email protected]

September 6, 2019 at 3:22 PM

Thank you for signing up!

Dear John, Thank you for signing up to receive email alerts from Brady. We'll be in touch soon. Thank you, Kris Brown, President Brady    

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  Kris Brown, Brady · [email protected]

September 5, 2019 at 3:26 PM

Thank you Walmart!

John, The nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, announced that it will stop selling ammunition for assault weapons AND is asking shoppers to no longer openly carry firearms in its stores. John, this is huge! But...the NRA is already bashing Walmart for its move, calling it “shameful…

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  TRUMP WATCH (via Brady) · [email protected]

September 3, 2019 at 10:38 PM

Walmart just acted faster than our elected officials

John, In breaking news, Walmart just announced new restrictions on gun and ammo sales. It will discontinue all handgun sales, stop selling ammo for assault weapons, and prohibit shoppers from carrying firearms in its stores. In short, Walmart just acted faster than our elected offi…

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  Kris Brown · [email protected]

September 1, 2019 at 5:10 PM

Odessa

John, Yesterday, a gunman opened fire in Odessa, Texas, killing 7 people and injuring at least 18 more. Among the injured was a 17-month-old girl. In August alone, more than 50 people were murdered in mass shootings in America. The entire time, the Senate was on summer break, and S…

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  Renee (via Brady) · [email protected]

August 31, 2019 at 5:13 PM

UPDATE: Gun violence fundraising drive

John, We launched an aggressive fundraising drive, and so many of you came through. Thank you! But we’re still behind our goal, and we need to close the books before September 1. Can you help us close the gap by rushing a tax-deductible donation before midnight? DONAT…

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  Brady · [email protected]

August 31, 2019 at 4:16 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019     Brady Endorses 30 Gun Violence Prevention Champions in Virginia Virginia voters head to the polls this November, and there’s a lot riding on this election. Virginians want stronger gun laws, but under the Virginia General Assembly’s NRA-backed leadership, t…

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  K. Brown, President · [email protected]

August 30, 2019 at 8:24 PM

We didn’t forget, John

John, After a mass shooting, we mourn. Our elected officials promise to make changes so it won’t happen again. But then the news cycle moves on, and we forget. We can’t forget this time, John. We aren’t going to give up the fight until our country is completely free of gun violenc…

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  Robert Disney · [email protected]

August 29, 2019 at 5:28 PM

We take action

John, Last week, Brady activists across the country took to the streets — along highways, in town centers, statehouses, and more — to demand that Mitch McConnell and the Senate take action to end the gun violence that threatens all our lives. Our grassroots are more powerful than …

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  Jaime · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 11:37 PM

update on our campaign

John, We’ve collected more than 4O,OOO signatures on our petition to challenge the NRA’s tax-exempt status. We need to reach 5O,OOO signatures so we can mail this petition directly to the IRS. We are demanding a thorough investigation into whether the NRA has abused its tax-exempt …

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  Jaime · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 6:05 PM

The NRA is not above the law, John

John, The National Rifle Association (NRA) is currently a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. In return for tax-exemption, it’s supposed to operate in the public interest. However, the NRA works almost exclusively to make the gun industry rich — at the expense of public safety. We’re c…

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  Kris Brown · [email protected]

August 25, 2019 at 6:05 PM

Our work together

John, 40,000 people killed every year. 100 killed every day. Hundreds more injured. And countless more living in daily fear. John, we MUST do better. Our country is facing a gun violence epidemic, and we urgently need to act. For more than 45 years, Brady has been making strides t…

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  Renee · [email protected]

August 24, 2019 at 11:24 PM

Mitch, do your job

John, The horrific tragedies in El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago earlier this month should have been a blaring wake-up call. Our nation is facing a gun violence epidemic. Yet the Senate has refused to take action to prevent future shootings. Bills that will make our communities safer ar…

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  Brady · [email protected]

August 24, 2019 at 5:15 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019     The Morning Routine in America People in every community should be able to go to school, go to the park, go to festivals, walk their streets — basically live their lives — without fearing gun violence. But that’s not the reality we live in. A new poll by th…

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  Warriors Coach Steve Kerr · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 4:32 PM

Again and again and again

John, There are mass shootings now almost every single day. It’s unbelievable that this is becoming routine. There are school shootings and workplace shootings. This month alone, dozens were killed or injured in mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, Chicago, Philadelphia, and more. An…

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  Kris Brown · [email protected]

August 22, 2019 at 4:42 PM

Trump needs to listen

John, President Trump is furiously backpedaling. In the immediate wake of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, he spoke of passing stronger gun laws. Then he started communicating constantly — sometimes a few times a day — with Wayne LaPierre and the NRA. Now, Trump’s dropped all …

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  OFFICIAL SURVEY: Assault Weapons · [email protected]

August 21, 2019 at 12:23 AM

August survey

John You have been selected to complete our survey on assault weapons. This survey will take 2-3 minutes to complete and we really value your input to help set our priorities. Can you please take a moment to add your response? How important to you is it that legislative leaders at …

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  Jon Lowy · [email protected]

August 20, 2019 at 3:27 PM

In the courts...

John, The Senate is dragging its heels on gun reform. But at Brady, our work isn’t stopping. One of the most effective ways we fight back against gun violence is through our nation’s courts. Here’s how we fight in the courts to end gun violence: Force the gun industry to implemen…

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  Renee Davidson · [email protected]

August 17, 2019 at 10:54 PM

this is an epidemic, John

John, Gun violence kills 100 people in America every day. This is a public health epidemic, and we need to start treating it like one. The first step to ending gun violence is to fully understand the issue so that we can identify and invest in solutions. However, the Senate is blockin…

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  Brady · [email protected]

August 17, 2019 at 5:33 PM

Brady Weekly Newsletter

Brady Weekly June 1, 2019 It’s the “Weekend of Action” for Gun Safety! We’re unleashing our grassroots power this weekend! In partnership with fellow gun violence prevention groups, we’re holding events across the country to demand legislators take immediate action on common-sense gun refo…

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  Christian Heyne · [email protected]

August 16, 2019 at 11:05 PM

breaking news

John, The House Judiciary Committee just announced it’s cutting its recess break short to return to Washington, D.C., to work on gun safety legislation. They’re focusing on lifesaving bills that are part of Brady’s comprehensive plan, including an assault weapons ban. "Judiciary…

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  NRA ALERT (Via Brady) · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 10:39 PM

They think they’ve won.

John, Less than two weeks after several mass shootings dominated the news, headlines are beginning to fade. As reporters move on to new stories, families, friends, and loved ones in Dayton and El Paso are coming to grips with a new reality. Meanwhile, the NRA is working behind th…

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  Donna Finkelstein, Brady San Fernando Valley · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 4:19 PM

I know first-hand

Take the membership survey!   Dear John, I know first-hand how frightened the citizens of El Paso must feel about being targeted by a white supremacist who had easy access to guns. A white supremacist stormed a Jewish day camp in California where my daughter Mindy was a 16-year-old camp counsel…

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  Brian Lemek · [email protected]

August 13, 2019 at 7:57 PM

Will John make the difference?

John, I just finished checking my records. We are now just $53.35 away from hitting our goal of raising $25,000 to help ban assault weapons. John, we’ve decided to extend this fundraising drive for just 12 hours longer to give you one more chance to donate and hit our goal. Will you b…

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  Jaime · [email protected]

August 13, 2019 at 12:23 AM

Trump thinks this is a joke

John, Last week, we all mourned the horrific murders in El Paso and Dayton. Donald Trump used the El Paso tragedy to boast about crowd sizes in front of the victims: John, gun violence is not a joke, despite what our President seems to think. People are dying every day. Help us …

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  JP Thomas, Brady · [email protected]

August 12, 2019 at 7:09 PM

Join Brady for a Weekend of Action

Take the membership survey!   Dear John, Brady will be joining other groups for a weekend of action to prevent gun violence. Will you join us? So far, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will not call Senators back to Washington during recess, but that gun violence prevention me…

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  Kris Brown · [email protected]

August 12, 2019 at 12:31 AM

Pause.

John, I want to take a moment to pause and reflect and hope that you can find time to do the same. The work that we do is incredibly important. Our mission is powerful and our motivations are for a better future. However, our work is difficult as well. A week ago, 32 people were k…

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