Fixing the Problem

Gun violence is in the headlines again...
and again and again
AND AGAIN.

How can we fix the problem?

There are many organizations
working hard to pass
meaningful gun legislation.

All of them would welcome support.

Here are several choices...
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Brady 
is one of the oldest
gun violence prevention
organizations in the country.
It is named for Jim Brady,
the White House Press Secretary 
who was shot during an assassination attempt
on Ronald Reagan in 1981. 

Brady focuses on bipartisan solutions.
Their motto is...
"Take Action, Not Sides."

Click to learn more about...
Brady

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Everytown for Gun Safety
is an umbrella organization that  includes
Moms Demand Action
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Everytown Survivor Network
and
Students Demand Action

​Last weekend,
Everytown For Gun Safety
​organized 
"Recess Rallies"
across the country
to send Congress this message...
"Change Gun Laws or Change Congress"

Everytown For Gun Safety
has a form to help you
contact your Senator quickly.

Click to learn more about...
Everytown for Gun Safety

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Giffords 
began as Americans for Responsible Solutions
and was started by
Gabby Giffords who was shot in 2011
while meeting
with her congressional constituents in Arizona.

This organization merged with the
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence,
a group initially formed by
Bay-Area lawyers in 1993
with the goal of strengthening
gun laws in California.
 
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
produces an annual "Gun Law Score Card"
showing how individual states
rank in terms of gun laws and gun deaths.
It's worth checking out your state...
Gun Law Score Card

Click to learn more about...
Giffords

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March For Our Lives 
began as a student-led demonstration
following the 2018 shooting at
 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

They have just released a 
Peace Plan for a Safer America. 
It contains a wide range of actionable steps
to make our communities safer.
Take a look at their inspiring vision...
 Peace Plan

And click to learn more to learn about...
March For Our Lives

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Gun Safety Alliance
looks for ways to bring
business leaders,
creative & tech communities,
and non-profit
gun violence prevention organizations
together to make
meaningful reforms. 

Click to learn more about...
Gun Safety Alliance

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States United 
to
Prevent Gun Violence
is a grassroots network
of gun violence preventions organizations
from 32 states all working 
​to pass meaningful gun reform
at the state level.  
While legislators in D.C. have done
little to help at the federal level,
there have been many significant laws
passed in individual states.

Click to learn more about...
States United to Prevent Gun Violence​
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All of these organizations
would welcome support.

Help where you can.

There's one more EASY thing you can do right away...

CALL YOUR SENATORS.

Let them know that you want the Senate to take action on 
H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.

It passed the House and is ready for the Senate.

It's been waiting for nearly six months.

We need to hold Congress accountable.

We need our Senators to ACT.

​We need to fix this together.