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December 14, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Our 2022 Agenda

Hi John, Nine years ago, 26 innocent lives were stolen at Sandy Hook Elementary School in a mass shooting that shook the nation. The Alliance was born out of that tragedy and we have been working ever since to honor the victims’ memory with action. As we remember all t…

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December 11, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Less than five minutes

Hi John, At 12:51pm on November 30, authorities received the first of what would be hundreds of 911 calls reporting an active shooter at Oxford High School in Michigan. Less than five minutes later, 11 people had been shot. Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, and Tate M…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 5:28 PM

What we’re celebrating

Hi John, It’s been a long year. We assume we’re not alone in saying that 2021 wasn’t necessarily all we’d hoped it would be when we imagined it last December. But despite the challenges posed by our full pandemic year, we were able to accomplish a lot. So as the year c…

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December 1, 2021 at 5:38 PM

Oxford

I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now, John. Yesterday, three students were killed and eight people were wounded in a mass shooting at Oxford High School in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. A 15-year-old, armed with a semi-automatic weapon his father had recently purchase…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 1:41 AM

Only a few hours left!

Hi John, Giving Tuesday will be over in just a few hours and we are still $15,475 away from our $25,000 goal. Can you help us cross the finish line by giving now? Every penny we raise toward that goal will support our lifesaving gun violence prevention work in 2022. An…

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  Emily with the Alliance · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Why I'm in this fight

Hi John—My name is Emily Cantrell and I joined the Alliance’s board three years ago. I have shared my story publicly over the years, and I’m sharing it again today in hopes you will consider donating a Giving Tuesday gift to the Alliance to help us reach our $25,000 go…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 1:41 PM

Today's the day!

Giving Tuesday is finally here, John! This global day of giving is the biggest fundraising day of the year for organizations like ours. And it is more important than ever for us this year as the pandemic has stretched our resources thin while making the gun violence ep…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 28, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Check one thing off your list

Hi John, Giving Tuesday is just two days away! It is the most important fundraising day of the year for organizations like ours and after the challenges of the last two years, it is more crucial than ever. Want to get ahead of the game? Make your gift today! GIVE …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 25, 2021 at 4:17 PM

You make all the difference

Hi John — This Thanksgiving, we want to take the opportunity to express our gratitude. We would not be able to do any of our work without supporters like you. And over these last two difficult years, your support has meant more than ever. Thank you for your generosity, your ti…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 8:49 PM

A November note

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER This month, as Washington and the nation continue to experience record-breaking levels of gun violence, voters cast their ballots for gun responsibility champions. This cycle, the Alliance prioritized candidates with demonstrated commitment to polic…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 7:50 PM

Not guilty

Hi John, By now you’ve probably seen the news that the gunman who killed two people and wounded another at a racial justice protest in Kenosha, WI in 2020 was found not guilty. We are outraged by this lack of justice and accountability. This decision is proof of how fa…

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November 18, 2021 at 5:50 PM

Myth Busting

Hi John, Thanksgiving is notorious for sparking, shall we say, spirited dinner conversation. And as much as we may prefer to avoid them, conversations with close family and friends can be one of the most effective ways to share information and change people’s minds. So…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 3:05 PM

FWD: Infrastructure Week

John, I wanted to make sure you saw Dylan's message below. We expect a vote on the Build Back Better Act could happen any day now and we really need you to contact your members of Congress. Please take action here: https://secure.everyaction.com/0Mf1SWGJJE2yscz032Hqow2 Thank you so …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 3:55 PM

Infrastructure Week

Hi John — This is big: Congress could be voting as soon as today on the Build Back Better Act, which includes an historic $5 billion in funding for gun violence prevention. Contact your elected leaders NOW and urge them to support this crucial investment. Now that Cong…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 5:08 PM

Honoring our Veterans

Today we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who have served our country. We are so thankful for your service and sacrifice. This Veterans Day, we also want to raise awareness about the firearm suicide crisis impacting our veteran community. An average o…

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November 11, 2021 at 12:37 AM

Wayne's world

Hi John, Yesterday, news broke that NPR has obtained audio recordings from internal NRA meetings held in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999. The recordings show that, even back then, in the wake of tragedy, the NRA's only concern was it…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 12:05 AM

You’re Invited: Virtual Screening of On These Grounds

Hi John, We are excited to be hosting another virtual screening event! Please join us next Monday, November 15th at 9pm ET/6pm PT for a virtual screening of the documentary On These Grounds and a conversation with Healer-Activist Vivian Anderson. In 2015, a vide…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 6, 2021 at 7:08 PM

Sutherland Springs and Thousand Oaks

Hi John, This week marks the anniversaries of two devastating mass shootings that together killed 39 people and wounded 38 others. Four years ago, on November 5, 2017, a gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas killing 26 people, incl…

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November 4, 2021 at 9:25 PM

Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber, and Gaige Grosskreutz

Hi John, This week, the trial began for the fatal shooting by a 17-year-old at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. The court proceedings began with an appalling and offensive decision from the judge overseeing the case. In setting the rules for …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Today

Today is the day, John! If you haven’t already, it is time to cast your ballot for gun responsibility champions! Find your polling place and make your plan to vote. Gun safety is on the ballot today. These elections will determine whether communities all across …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Legal update

Hi John, In just a few days, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the first major gun case in more than a decade. This challenge to a New York state law has the potential to be a dream come true for the gun lobby. It could represent their first major victory in ye…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 27, 2021 at 7:57 PM

An October note

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER The election is just six days away! Here at the Alliance, we’ve been busy Getting Out The Vote in support of our 69 Victory-Fund endorsed candidates. We are confident voters will usher in a new class of local gun responsibility champions: from city c…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 5:52 PM

T-minus one week

John -- Election Day is just one week away and we are working nonstop to make sure voters know how crucial these upcoming elections are for the gun violence prevention movement. As gun violence continues at record-breaking levels, our communities cannot afford to elect…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 22, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Deadline approaching

Hi John, The deadline for our current match offer is rapidly approaching. Please help us take advantage of this opportunity: Make a gift before 11:59pm tonight and have DOUBLE the impact on our lifesaving work. Although mass shootings and police violence tend to period…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 21, 2021 at 4:49 PM

A request

Hi John, 2020 was the deadliest year in decades, with a record number of people shot and killed. Now, 2021 is on track to be worse. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the numbers of gun deaths, gun injuries, children shot, teenagers shot, and mass shootings are all…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 20, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Match Opportunity

Hi John, This week, one person was killed and seven more were wounded in a mass shooting at Grambling State University. It was the second deadly shooting at the Louisiana school in four days. Just days later, three people were wounded when gunfire erupted in the entert…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 18, 2021 at 9:37 PM

Be a Gun Responsibility Voter

Hi John, Election day is just two weeks away and the urgent need for action to prevent gun violence is as clear as ever. 45,000 people were killed by guns in the United States last year—more than 120 people every day. The deadly surge in gun violence is not just happening in big c…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 16, 2021 at 6:18 PM

ICYMI: These headlines

These headlines are hard to see, John. And these are stories from just this week alone. You don’t have to look far to find evidence that domestic violence and firearms are a deadly combination. That’s why keeping guns out of the hands of people who commit domestic a…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 14, 2021 at 9:09 PM

These headlines

These headlines are hard to see, John. And these are stories from just this week alone. You don’t have to look far to find evidence that domestic violence and firearms are a deadly combination. That’s why keeping guns out of the hands of people who commit domestic a…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 13, 2021 at 9:51 PM

A lethal loophole

Hi John, Nearly half of all women killed in the United States are murdered by a current or former intimate partner. And more than half of all intimate partner homicides are committed by dating partners. But right now, under federal law, abusive dating partners and conv…

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October 13, 2021 at 12:08 AM

Add your name: Close the boyfriend loophole

Hi John, American women are 21 times more likely to be shot and killed than women in other high-income countries. It is overwhelmingly clear that guns and domestic violence are a deadly combination. Firearms are used in over half of the murders of women by an intimate …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

October 7, 2021 at 7:37 PM

The text no parent should receive

No parent should have to receive texts like this, John. No child should have to send them. But the truth is, millions of parents and kids in America have had an exchange like this. Since the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, there have been more than 260,00…

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October 6, 2021 at 11:24 PM

The Filibuster is Killing Us

Hi John, This morning, four people were shot at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas. Yet again, an American school is scarred forever, yet again, a community is grieving. It has been a while since a shooting has broken through the noise like this. But that’s not…

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October 4, 2021 at 8:09 PM

Every 16 hours

A woman is shot and killed by a spouse or intimate partner in the United States every 16 hours. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the impact of domestic violence and the tools available to prevent it. Domestic violence is one of the bigg…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM

We can’t afford to miss this

only hours remain to hit our goal I’ll get right to it, John. We are writing to ask you to help us meet our fundraising goal for Quarter 3. If every one of our supporters like you pitches in just $15 before midnight, we’ll reach our goal. But without your help, we will …

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  Kristen at the Alliance · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Fwd: Historic

Hi John -- I wanted to make sure you saw Maureen’s email about our Quarter 3 deadline. We only have until midnight tonight and we are still $3,908 short of our $5,000 goal. We set these goals carefully and strategically to support our work throughout the year. If we miss one of these…

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  Maureen at the Alliance · [email protected]

September 29, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Deadline looming

Hi John, This week new FBI data put last year’s surge in violence into perspective: murders increased nearly 30 percent in 2020—the largest jump since record keeping began in 1960. The report also showed that guns drove the historic spike. Seventy-seven percent of all …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

September 28, 2021 at 7:40 PM

Are you registered?

It’s National Voter Registration Day, John! This day serves as a reminder of our right and responsibility to make our voices heard and to be active members of our communities. It’s also, of course, a reminder to make sure you’re registered to vote and that your registration is up-…

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September 22, 2021 at 10:20 PM

A September note

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER The recent withdrawal of David Chipman’s nomination for ATF head represents a huge win for the gun lobby. This position, which has been vacant since 2015, has a pivotal role to play in the fight against gun violence, and it is outrageous that Congr…

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September 20, 2021 at 8:55 PM

Do you know the facts about gun violence? Take our quiz!

Hi John, It’s back to school season, which has many of us (at least those of us not going back to school) reminiscing about freshly sharpened pencils and the start of new classes. So in honor of the season, we’ve put together a quiz to test how well you know the facts …

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September 14, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Welcome Congress back!

Hi John, Congress is back from summer recess this week and they’ve got a lot of work to do. We need to make sure they don’t lose focus on the other public health crisis plaguing our country: gun violence. TELL CONGRESS: TAKE ACTION! The gun violence epidemic …

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September 13, 2021 at 9:31 PM

8 children a day

Hi John, Every day, eight children are killed or injured by unintentional shootings in the United States. These shootings happen when a child finds an unsecured gun at home and fires it accidentally, harming themselves or others. Unintentional shootings have cut far to…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

September 12, 2021 at 7:34 PM

Completely unacceptable

This is unacceptable, John. The Biden Administration just announced that it withdrew David Chipman's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. We won’t sugarcoat it, this is a major win for the gun lobby. To call this a disappointment…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

September 7, 2021 at 7:28 PM

Fwd: Holding gun makers accountable

Hi friend -- Wanted to make sure you saw Renee’s note about holding the gun industry accountable. The issue is simple: Gun manufacturers shouldn’t enjoy legal immunity while their products fuel deadly violence at home and abroad. If you haven’t already, please take a m…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

September 3, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Holding gun makers accountable

Hi John, For years, an obscure federal law has made it virtually impossible to hold the gun industry accountable for the harm caused by the deadly weapons they make and sell. That means that the gun industry has been allowed to rake in profits with no consequences, as …

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September 2, 2021 at 5:49 PM

Suicide Prevention Month

John, September marks the start of National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to remember all those impacted by suicide, raise awareness about the risks, and share tools to prevent suicide. This year, more than a year into the social and economic disruptions of the C…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

August 30, 2021 at 11:58 PM

Back to school shouldn’t mean back to school shootings

Hi John, Just days into the new school year, a 13-year-old was shot and killed after standing up for a kid being bullied at a middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three school days later, three students were shot and wounded in a drive-by shooting at a high school…

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August 27, 2021 at 11:37 PM

An August note

AUGUST NEWSLETTER As the summer winds down, most children across the country are returning to in-person learning at schools. We are also returning to the threat of school shootings. It does not have to be this way. There are evidence-based policies, like safe storage a…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

August 23, 2021 at 9:08 PM

Take our Survey

Hi John, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ran on the strongest gun safety platform in history. And in their first months in office, they have taken significant steps to use their federal power to address the gun violence epidemic, committing an historic $5 billion in fundin…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 11:33 PM

Shameful

Last year, 5,100 children were killed or wounded by guns. That’s an average of 14 young people struck by a bullet every single day and the highest number recorded since the Gun Violence Archive began keeping track. Our children deserve better, John. They deserve to go …

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