Congress Must Act: Gun Violence Is Killing Our Children!
Members of Congress
There’s something deeply troubling when attack after attack on our schools, places of worship, and community institutions simply go on without any government response beyond thoughts, prayers, and soundbites on cable tv.
A right-wing racist gunned down ten community members in a Buffalo, NY supermarket.
The attack on a Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Hills, CA was carried out with two legally purchased guns and bags containing incendiary devices and extra ammunition.
And the horrifying attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX killed 19 students and two adults with weapons legally purchased by the teen shooter.
The gun homicide rate in the United States is 25 times higher than that of other developed countries. Congress must act to pass meaningful legislation immediately. Our families are under attack, and shouldn’t have to live in constant fear of our safety for one more moment.
We need basic protections to keep our children safe. It’s long past time for Congress to take bipartisan action to end these senseless shootings.
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Gun violence is tearing families and communities apart, and we urgently need Congress to put common sense gun control laws in place. Parents are mourning the children they lost. Teachers are shocked that active shooter drills turn into tragic reality. Students are forever traumatized after watching their peers killed. Siblings are missing their best friends at home.
Politicians must put families first, but instead we see time and time again that the gun lobby is pouring millions of dollars into the pockets of elected officials who would rather cash a check than protect the communities they represent.
Enough. There are basic steps including background checks, waiting periods, and banning assault-style weapons which can help protect our families. Congress should stop cowering to the NRA and instead pass legislation to protect families now.
The latest bipartisan Senate agreement to advance legislation to include "needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can't purchase weapons," is a welcome step in the right direction by advocates who have been working on gun safety issues for decades. Support the current bipartisan framework and please continue to build on it!