The Alliance · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 11:01 PM

We need your help 🧡

It has been an incredibly eventful session thus far and we are just a few weeks away from hopefully becoming the 10th State to BAN assault weapons! We are pushing our boldest policy agenda to date in Olympia and in the wake of the tragedy in Nashville, we are even more committed to this truth: Gun v…

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March 30, 2023 at 11:58 PM

A March Note from The Alliance

MARCH NEWSLETTER March turned heavy with the heartbreaking news of Nashville. We all watched in horror as an individual armed with two assault rifles and a handgun entered The Covenant School on March 27. And in just a few short minutes, three nine-year-old students an…

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March 29, 2023 at 8:38 PM

It’s the guns.

We want to be very clear, the horrific tragedy in Nashville on Monday is a gun problem.   We aim to honor the irreplaceable lives lost, respect those grieving and living with new-found trauma, and all those directly impacted. Today, we are acknowledging the three children who will never see their 1…

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March 29, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Three children will never see their double-digit birthday

Help us end gun violence NOW We all watched in horror as a woman armed with two assault rifles and a handgun entered a Nashville school, yesterday. In just a few short minutes, at least three students and three teachers were killed.   They died in their school. Parents and family members dropped th…

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March 24, 2023 at 6:12 PM

The day that changed our movement

Hi John, Five years ago, more than one million people took to the streets across the country to demand action to stop gun violence. The March For Our Lives was led by survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and young people from every corner of the country who were outrage…

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March 17, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Bulletproof classrooms are not the answer!

An elementary school in Alabama made headlines this week with the unveiling of a “bulletproof classroom.” A retractable device that doubles as a whiteboard can be deployed by a child as young as four years old, according to the manufacturer.   This is NOT the answer! Rather than requiring children…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 5:09 PM

We applaud Biden and continue to fight!

Here’s a piece of good news to start your week off right! This morning, President Biden announced a robust set of actions to curb gun violence and make this country safer! The latest executive order from POTUS includes:  Ensuring as close to a universal system as possible on background checks for …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

March 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM

More than 100 mass shootings

This is not okay Hi John–Earlier this month, America surpassed 100 mass shootings.   According to the Gun Violence Archive, with every passing year, the US is hitting this grim milestone earlier and earlier. This reality is not normal. The United States is the ONLY country that regularly experiences…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 11:21 PM

Open for good news 😁

BIG policy wins! John, We are thrilled to share that last night, the Washington State House of Representatives passed our assault weapons ban bill! This incredible progress means this lifesaving policy is one step closer to becoming law.  This is a HUGE victory for our movement–one that would have b…

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March 7, 2023 at 9:10 PM

100 mass shootings in 2023

Enough is enoughHi John, We are only into the first week of March and our country has already surpassed 100 mass shootings. If this statistic disgusts you as much as it does us, add your name to our latest petition. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the US hit 100 mass shootings on March 19 las…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 11:22 PM

A February note 🧡

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER Today marks 10 days till the House of Origin cut-off and we are pushing full steam ahead with our boldest policy agenda yet. This deadline is vital–if our priorities are not passed off the floor before March 8th, they won’t pass this session. That m…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 6:01 PM

We do not have to live like this or die like this.

Enough is enough!John, the U.S. just saw the deadliest gun violence weekend this year so far. There were 10 mass shootings in three days.  Nine children were shot at a Georgia gas station. Six people were killed in a Mississippi town. Eleven people were shot in Memphis. Five people were injured nea…

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February 19, 2023 at 7:31 PM

The worst record to break

New CDC data shows John, 48,830 people were killed by guns in 2021–an average of 133 people every single day. That’s according to the CDC, which just released its final data for the year. The total number of gun deaths represented an 8 percent increase from 2020, which…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM

There’s no more room for thought and prayers.

There is only space for policy and change 🧡Hi John,  This Monday evening, news broke of yet another mass shooting. A gunman opened fire on the Michigan State University campus, killing three students and injuring five others. Now, the school and East Lansing community as a whole is carrying the tra…

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  April at the Alliance · [email protected]

February 14, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Carmen

Five years since Parkland.Hi John,  Carmen was the kind of daughter a mom can’t help but be proud of. She was brilliant, caring, beautiful, funny, and musically talented. She dreamt of going to prom, going to college, becoming a medical researcher, and having a family of her own.   But Carmen never…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Honor loved ones lost this Valentines Day 🖤

John, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. A day to celebrate love. A day to mark the gratitude we hold for our closest friends and family. A day to honor being together. But tomorrow, there will be an unthinkable number of grieving mothers whose children died due to gun violence. There will be partners n…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 11, 2023 at 12:32 AM

Honoring Black History Month

Hi John, February brings both Black History Month and National Gun Violence Survivors Week. So far this year, we’ve endured 60 mass shootings. That’s at least 4,527 lives lost and countless others irrevocably changed.   Gun violence is an epidemic unique to this country. And while none of us is imm…

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  =?iso-8859-1?b?UmVu6WU=?= at the Alliance · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 11:50 PM

No one should have to put their life on the line to stop a mass shooter.

SOTU Hi John, President Biden ran on the strongest gun safety ticket in history. Under his leadership, Congress took the first meaningful action to address the senseless gun violence epidemic in a generation. Last night, he called on Congress to build on that progress by reinstating the federal ass…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 7, 2023 at 12:20 AM

No child should have access to a gun.

In honor of Gun Violence Survivors Week.Hi John, I lost one of my closest childhood friends to a gun. Steve’s family were hunters. They kept their rifles in an unlocked cabinet in the basement of their home. One day after school, one of those guns was used to kill Steve.   It was an ordinary day. W…

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  =?iso-8859-1?b?UmVu6WU=?= at the Alliance · [email protected]

February 3, 2023 at 12:14 AM

My story

Hi John, Today marks 27 years since I lost my brother Arnie. Twenty-seven years since my brother, another student, and a teacher were killed in a horrific school shooting at Frontier Jr. High School in Moses Lake, Washington. Sadly, I know the excruciating details of what happened to Arnie and his…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 6:17 PM

An American Tragedy

John—Today marks the start of Black History Month and National Gun Violence Survivors Week.  By early February, more people are killed by guns in the United States than are killed in our peer countries in an entire calendar year.  This week, we honor every life that has been impacted by gun violenc…

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January 31, 2023 at 6:23 PM

A January Note

JANUARY NEWSLETTER Over the last week and a half, we have borne witness to a relentless cycle of tragedies. Back-to-back mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay targeted predominantly Asian American communities at a time when our AAPI neighbors have increasin…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 26, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Another mass shooting. More than once on the same day.

  We want to take a moment to speak to you one on one, John. We here at the Alliance are a group of people. We’re not different from you. We’re humans who are exhausted by the current headlines. We are enraged at the lack of time to process one tragedy before needing to…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 24, 2023 at 7:27 PM

This keeps happening.

John–Before we had more than a day to process the tragic events in Monterey Park, CA–where 11 people were killed and another 10 wounded, we learned that seven additional people were killed in a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, CA. Then, just hours later, we learned that…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 23, 2023 at 8:01 PM

Monterey Park

We are grieving again, John. Another community devastated by senseless gun violence. Another celebration cruelly cut short by a mass shooting. Another reminder that we cannot exist in this country without fear. On Saturday night, a gunman opened fire at a dance studio…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 19, 2023 at 9:02 PM

I wish we were kidding

AR-15s now made for kids Hi John, This week, at the biggest gun industry trade show, gun manufacturers introduced their latest weapon: an assault weapon for kids. I wish we were making this up, but it’s true. Wee1 Tactical is selling a JR AR-15 “geared towards smalle…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 1:16 AM

We’re back!

This is why we fight 👊🧡 Today is what the Alliance is all about, John. Starting at 5:30 am this morning, gun violence prevention advocates from all across Washington lined up outside the House Legislative Building in Olympia, waiting for the chance to participate in the…

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  The Alliance for Gun Responsibility · [email protected]

January 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

John — Today, we honor the life and legacy of one of our country’s greatest leaders, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a model of courage and perseverance in the face of cruel indignity. As we prepare to return to the legislature to fight to urge our electe…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 13, 2023 at 8:10 PM

No 6-year-old should gain access to a gun.

How safe storage saves lives. Hi John, One week ago, news broke that a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in their classroom in Newport News, Virginia. Thankfully, the teacher is expected to recover. But this tragedy left a classroom, a community, and our country shaken. …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

January 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Defending Democracy

Hi John, It is hard to believe that it has been two years since January 6th. Two years since we bore witness to the most serious attack on our democracy in more than a century. The insurrection laid bare the threat of armed extremism and showed how guns are used as rec…

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December 31, 2022 at 7:31 PM

FW: This won’t happen again

$1 = $3 John — I wanted to make sure you saw this 2 to 1 match opportunity we have going through midnight tonight. We need to reach our year-end fundraising goal in order to follow through on our ambitious legislative plans and defend the lifesaving laws we’ve already …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 5:02 PM

This won’t happen again

$1 = $3 Hi John – We have an incredibly rare 2 to 1 (!) MATCH opportunity happening between now and midnight on December 31st. That means any gift you give before our deadline will have TRIPLE the impact. $25 becomes $75 $50 becomes $150 $75 becomes $…

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  =?iso-8859-1?b?UmVu6WU=?= at The Alliance · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Things are different this time

2 to 1 match Hi John – We are gearing up for the fight to finally pass an assault weapons ban in Washington, a policy that has been proposed in the legislature for seven years in a row. I’ve been asked a lot recently why I think this time is different, so I wanted to s…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 28, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Our plans for the new year

+ a match opportunity! Hi John, We have BIG plans for 2023. We are determined to make this the year Washington lawmakers prohibit military-style assault weapons once and for all. And that’s just one of the comprehensive policies on our agenda for next year. To help mak…

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December 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM

A December note

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER December 14th marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that stole the lives of 20 first graders and six school staff members. The Alliance was born out of that tragedy and in the decade since, we have made mea…

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December 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM

22 reasons to celebrate

Reflecting on 2022 Hi John, As this year comes to a close, we are reflecting on the progress we’ve made and wanted to share a few reasons to celebrate. So here are 22 things from 2022 that we’re especially proud of.  Restricted high-capacity magazines with the pass…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 20, 2022 at 5:02 PM

The more the merrier!

Hi John – This holiday season, we’re asking you to give us the gift of growing our community! We’ve got big plans for the year ahead and we want to make sure we’re engaging with everyone who cares about gun violence prevention. Can you forward this email to THREE fr…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 15, 2022 at 3:01 PM

What a difference a decade makes

Reflecting on our progress It can be easy to forget how far we’ve come, John. The Alliance was formed ten years ago, in the days after Sandy Hook, when a group of faith leaders, local elected officials, parents, and concerned citizens came together to demand change. …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 14, 2022 at 5:05 PM

10 years.

We will never forget the lives lost. Hi John, Ten years ago, our country changed forever when a gunman, armed with assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Two people were wounded and 26 were killed, 20 of …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 9, 2022 at 3:00 AM

Are you in?

Make 2023 our best yet. Hi John, Yesterday, we released our 2023 legislative agenda, so we’re hard at work planning for 2023. We are determined to make this the year that we finally prohibit assault weapons. We are determined because we believe weapons of war have no …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

December 7, 2022 at 10:58 PM

Our 2023 Agenda is here!

Gifts came early this year! Hi John, We are excited to share that our 2023 policy agenda is here! Washington’s legislative session begins in January and we’re preparing to return to Olympia with our boldest agenda yet. See our 2023 agenda! At the top of the l…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Good news! Giving Tuesday match extended!

Last chance to be matched! John, we have good news! Our Giving Tuesday match has been EXTENDED until midnight tonight!  Yesterday, we fell just short of our $25,000 Giving Tuesday goal. But this campaign is so important that our generous match sponsor has agreed to give us one more chance to reach …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 1:18 AM

Help us prohibit assault weapons

Match Opportunity = Best Time to Give! Hi John,   There are just a few hours left in Giving Tuesday and we are still $4,980 away from our $25,000 goal. Can you help us cross the finish line by giving now? Every dollar we raise toward that goal will support our lifesaving gun violence prevention wo…

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  Chetan at the Alliance · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM

How many more have to die?

Hi John — I’m Chetan Soni, a high school student and part-time staff member with the Alliance. I’m asking you to help the Alliance meet our $25,000 Giving Tuesday goal because I don’t want another generation to have to grow up in the shadow of gun violence.  My classmates and I have grown up rehe…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Giving Tuesday is here!

MATCH opportunity! Today is the day, John! Giving Tuesday is the biggest fundraising day of the year for organizations like ours because we rely on supporters like you to fuel our lifesaving work.   This year, we are excited to share an incredible MATCH opportunity! A generous donor has agreed to …

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 27, 2022 at 7:31 PM

Give early, John

One less thing to do on Tuesday Giving Tuesday is just two days away, John! It is the most important fundraising day of the year for organizations like ours and this last week has brought tragic reminders of how important this work is.   This year, it is more crucial than ever that we meet our goa…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 24, 2022 at 4:16 PM

With Gratitude

Hi John — We want to take a moment to express our gratitude for you this Thanksgiving. Throughout an especially challenging few years, your support has sustained this lifesaving movement. We have only been able to make the meaningful progress we have because of your…

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November 23, 2022 at 7:51 PM

A November note

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER Last night, six people were killed and at least four others were wounded when an employee opened fire at a Walmart in Chesapeake, VA. We still don't know all the details about this incident but we do know that it came as we were still grieving anoth…

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November 21, 2022 at 9:06 PM

Club Q

Honor with action John, Yesterday, we awoke to news that five people were killed and at least 25 more were wounded when a gunman, armed with an AR-15-style rifle, opened fire at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. A safe haven was turned into a site of…

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  The Alliance · [email protected]

November 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Facts for the Thanksgiving table

So you can eat your pie in peace Hi John, It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving is just one week away and many of us are returning to large gatherings after a few years away. Big Thanksgiving dinners are known to spark, what we like to call, spirited conversation.…

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