The Alliance · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 8:39 PM

I-1639 under attack

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, We can’t believe it, but Initiative 1639 is under attack AGAIN. Gun lobby extremists lost in the court of public opinion and they’ve already lost multiple times in state and federal court, but they will not give up. …

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September 16, 2020 at 11:37 PM

Another desperate, undemocratic attempt

Hi John, Terrible news: the gun lobby has filed ANOTHER lawsuit to try to block Initiative 1639. Last month, the gun lobby suffered a resounding defeat when a federal judge rejected its challenge to the lifesaving gun safety measure. The judge’s ruling confirmed what we knew to be tr…

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September 10, 2020 at 10:39 PM

63 deaths a day

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation   Hi John, Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. This day, and all of National Suicide Prevention Month, is a time to remember those affected by suicide, raise awareness about the risks, and share tools to prevent suicide.…

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September 9, 2020 at 7:06 PM

URGENT: Defend Gun Responsibility

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Election day is less than two months away and the stakes could not be higher, John. In Washington state, the race for governor is down to incumbent Governor Jay Inslee and gun safety enemy Loren Culp. Culp, the chief and sole…

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September 3, 2020 at 9:49 PM

Conventions recap

Hi John, It has been a week since the national conventions wrapped up and we are still thinking about them. Gun violence took center stage at both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, marking distinct progress from conventions past. But, unsurpr…

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August 31, 2020 at 9:55 PM

VICTORY: 1639 lawsuit dismissed!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Amazing news: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed a gun lobby-backed lawsuit challenging voter-approved Initiative 1639! The lawsuit challenged two provisions included in t…

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August 27, 2020 at 12:24 AM

Kenosha

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, By now, you've heard: Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times by police as his children looked on Sunday evening. Miraculously, he's expected to survive but is paralyzed from the waist …

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August 24, 2020 at 6:21 PM

What should Biden prioritize? Take our survey!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, The Biden-Harris presidential ticket is the strongest gun safety ticket in history! If elected, they have the opportunity to take historic action to save lives from preventable gun violence. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!…

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August 17, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Terrible news out of California

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, We’ve been dealt a devastating blow: The 9th Circuit has struck down California’s prohibition on high-capacity magazines, in a major break from precedent. This puts the future of restrictions on high-capacity magazin…

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August 12, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Extremists in our backyard

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, I’m sure you’ve seen the reports: In Albuquerque a militia group showed up to a protest to “protect” a statue of a conquistador. Instead, they harassed peaceful protesters and the evening ended in gunfire with one ma…

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August 6, 2020 at 6:45 PM

[BREAKING]: The end of the NRA?

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation This is BIG news, John! Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA. Donate now > The suit outlines a decades-long pattern of fraud and self-dealing that funded a lavish lifestyle for…

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August 4, 2020 at 2:06 PM

El Paso and Dayton

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, One year ago, Americans went to bed mourning 20 lives lost in a senseless act of terror in El Paso, Texas. We woke up to news of yet another tragedy. Nine lives stolen in another mass shooting, this time in Dayton, O…

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July 31, 2020 at 7:25 PM

Add your name: Protect America's troops

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, The Trump Administration has sunk to yet another low. Their latest ploy? Lifting a long-standing ban on the sale of silencers to overseas buyers. This ban was issued in 2002 and intended to protect American troops ab…

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July 24, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Silence from the gun lobby

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, The reports out of Portland are deeply disturbing. At the direction of the Trump Administration, federal agents have descended on the city turning the largely peaceful protests against racism and police brutality int…

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July 21, 2020 at 3:07 PM

A July Note

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation JULY NEWSLETTER   Last month, there were 95 mass shootings—more than any other month since the Gun Violence Archive began collecting data in 2013. This record was set despite social distancing guidelines keeping schools …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 6:12 PM

FWD: The worst record to break

Alliance For Gun Responsibility John - I wanted to make sure you saw Renee’s email. Just yesterday, there were SEVEN more mass shootings across the country. We don't have to live like this. Please consider making a contribution to support our lifesaving work: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/a…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

July 11, 2020 at 10:07 PM

The worst record to break

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation John, this chart doesn’t represent cases of COVID-19. It doesn’t represent the number of demonstrations protesting police brutality. It represents a third epidemic devastating our communities: mass shootings. There were 95 m…

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July 9, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Join us in the fight for racial justice

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Like many others, we have spent the past few weeks reflecting on our work and our role, as individuals and as an organization, in the fight to dismantle the structural racism and injustice at the core of our country.…

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July 6, 2020 at 4:42 PM

Honoring Philando Castile

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Four years ago today, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old Black man, was pulled over in the suburbs of St. Paul, Minnesota while driving with his partner and her 4-year-old daughter. Castile had a legal concealed carry p…

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June 30, 2020 at 5:10 PM

Pride

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Today is the last day of Pride month, a time we typically celebrate at marches, parades, and events throughout our communities. But this year, Pride demanded more than the normal celebrations. The coronavirus pandemi…

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June 27, 2020 at 3:40 PM

White supremacy and the gun lobby

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Over the last few months, the structural racism that defines every modern American institution has been laid bare and the gun lobby--and many gun laws--is no exception. Attempts to oppress people of color, and Black …

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June 25, 2020 at 3:56 PM

A June Note

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation JUNE NEWSLETTER   This month, perhaps more than any other in the Alliance’s history, has been one of reflection. From the racial justice movement to the pandemic to Pride, we are confronting our values and social constru…

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June 19, 2020 at 2:15 AM

TOMORROW: Juneteenth/Day of Healing

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery. If you’ve never heard of Juneteenth, you are not alone. The fact that so many of us did not learn about Juneteenth in or out of school is another example o…

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June 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM

Remembering Charleston

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Five years ago, a white supremacist opened fire at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina wanting to “start a civil war.” He killed nine people and injured one other in a horrifying …

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June 15, 2020 at 8:11 PM

[BREAKING]: A win for gun safety

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, We are glad to be sharing a bit of good news! Today, in addition to a landmark decision banning employment discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, the Supreme Court declined to hear 10 gun-rights cases brought by the g…

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June 9, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Thank you!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Watch a recording of our luncheon. Hi John, Last week, we hosted our first-ever virtual luncheon. We held the event with heavy hearts as we mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black lives an…

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June 5, 2020 at 1:32 PM

#WearOrange Today!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day—also known as Wear Orange—a day when gun violence prevention advocates across the country wear orange to honor the victims of gun violence and show support for the gun saf…

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May 29, 2020 at 5:18 PM

#WearOrange on June 5th

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Next Friday, June 5, 2020 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day—also known as Wear Orange—a day when gun violence prevention advocates across the country wear orange to honor the victims of gun violence and show sup…

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May 28, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Two-to-one match!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, We are so excited to host our virtual luncheon on Monday! Thanks to our generous supporters, we have raised more than $730k, but we are still short of our $1M goal. Can you help us finish strong this weekend? Don…

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May 21, 2020 at 11:21 PM

A May Note

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation MAY NEWSLETTER   The last month has brought painful reminders that the gun violence crisis is not stopping amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Among the most devastating incidents were the killings of Ahmaud Arbery in Georg…

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  Manny and Patricia Oliver · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Joaquin

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Two years ago, our son Joaquin was shot and killed in the hallway at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. He was just 17 years old. Joaquin was a protector. As a teenager, he was already the …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

May 18, 2020 at 10:54 PM

Preventing firearm suicide

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Suicide accounts for nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in the United States. As we confront the impact of COVID-19 and record gun sales across the country, the risk of firearm suicide is only growing. Thankfully, t…

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May 14, 2020 at 10:36 PM

The truth about COVID and gun violence

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Across the country, the coronavirus is upending daily life and causing a panic—and it is sparking an exponential increase in purchases of guns and ammunition. We know that having a gun in the home INCREASES the r…

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May 8, 2020 at 7:44 PM

The Luncheon!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation The Alliance team has been hard at work thinking through how to host our annual luncheon in the time of COVID. The luncheon is our signature fundraising event of the year and we rely on it to generate nearly half of our o…

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April 29, 2020 at 9:37 PM

Drive-through gun sales

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Nothing is normal right now, John. To say the coronavirus has upended daily life feels like an understatement. It has changed everything about the way we operate. These changes have brought uncertainty, financial hardship, an…

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April 20, 2020 at 9:57 PM

Our First Presidential Endorsement

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Today marks 21 years since the shooting at Columbine High School woke the country up to the gun violence epidemic. More than two decades later, we’ve seen local and state progress, but at the federal level far too l…

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April 10, 2020 at 6:25 PM

Help us disarm domestic violence

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, As COVID-19 upends our daily lives, victims of domestic violence are at a heightened risk of gun violence. The guidance designed to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus—stay home as much as possible and limit co…

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April 7, 2020 at 7:04 PM

Virtual Luncheon

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, I hope you and your loved ones are faring well as we navigate these difficult times. Every year, the Alliance holds a luncheon to celebrate our successes to date and speak to the work ahead. This event, which fea…

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April 1, 2020 at 6:10 PM

Tell Trump: Guns are NOT essential

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation This is unbelievable, John. Over the weekend, the Trump Administration added the firearms industry to the federal list of critical businesses that are still allowed to operate. This change treats gun store and shooting range …

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March 30, 2020 at 9:33 PM

Tough times

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation John, To say it is a difficult time is an understatement. We are in uncharted territory. Every day brings new challenges as we try to do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19. This new reality has forced us to dramatically …

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  MFOL with the Alliance · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 3:06 PM

The day that changed our movement

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Two years ago, more than one million people took to the streets across the United States to demand action to stop gun violence. The March For Our Lives was led by survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas…

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March 20, 2020 at 7:51 PM

A March Note

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation MARCH NEWSLETTER   Our world has been upended as we struggle with the ever-evolving reality of life in the face of COVID-19. Unfortunately, we have been reminded that one public health crisis does not stop for another as…

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March 19, 2020 at 5:58 PM

One public health crisis doesn’t stop for another

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, These are uncertain and unprecedented times. Every day brings new changes as we adapt to try to fight COVID-19. Unfortunately, even as daily life in the United States has been upended, we have been reminded that one …

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March 14, 2020 at 10:22 PM

We expected more

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Thursday marked the end of Washington’s 2020 legislative session. In this short session, we saw some big wins. The legislature passed much-needed bills, centralizing the state’s background check system, protecting ou…

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March 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM

That's a wrap!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Washington’s 2020 legislative session is officially over and there is much to celebrate! We went into this short session with one of our most ambitious agendas to-date and lawmakers delivered some big victories. In t…

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March 3, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Take our super survey!

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Today will bring one or more Democratic presidential hopefuls one step closer to clinching the nomination. For others, it will bring an end to a hard-fought campaign. As the votes are counted this Super Tuesday, gun …

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February 28, 2020 at 12:19 AM

Help us pass high-capacity magazine restrictions

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Urgent action needed this weekend John, We are dangerously close to losing our top priority right now: passing a bill to prohibit high-capacity magazines and keep our families safe. FUND THIS FIGHT A small group of r…

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February 17, 2020 at 4:21 PM

Presidents Day Quiz

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Hi John, Happy Presidents Day! Presidents play a substantial role in shaping our national gun violence prevention agenda. Some for the better...and some for the worse. Gun violence prevention is a leading issue for voters in …

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February 15, 2020 at 1:21 AM

FWD: Two years ago

Alliance For Gun Responsibility John - I wanted to make sure you saw April’s email. It is a sad reminder of why we are in this fight. April’s daughter Carmen was killed in Parkland two years ago and she has been working tirelessly ever since to make sure no other family has to endure what hers …

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February 14, 2020 at 4:55 PM

Two years ago

Alliance For Gun Responsibility Foundation Remembering Parkland John, Two years ago today, my daughter Carmen was gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. She was shot four times as she tried to hide in her AP Psychology class. She was …

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