humbly asking, {NAME}

[Rachel Jacoby]( [As a Gen Z activist and organizer with March for Our Lives, I’ve been working around the clock to make sure my generation is the last to grow up doing active shooter drills. Now, I'm proud to join Sam Schwartz and the Tour to Save Democracy to continue our fight. Will you join me and Sam in the fight against gun violence by pitching into the tour today? >>]( {NAME}, I was just seven years old when I experienced my first mass shooting drill. I remember hearing “BANG BANG BANG” as a school officer pounded on my classroom door, trying to get inside. My legs shook and my heart beat so loudly that I could feel the vibrations throughout my body. [I knew it was fake, but the trauma of that shooting drill was real.]( My generation – Generation Z – has grown up under the constant threat of gun violence, learning our multiplication tables alongside how to barricade our classroom doors. That reality was made all too real after a vicious gunman with an assault weapon stole the lives of 7 and injured 48 more in my community of Highland Park, Illinois. Since then, there have been HUNDREDS of mass shootings across the nation – including violent shootings in Pennsylvania, Georgia, AND Illinois just this week. But Republicans still refuse to take action. [So believe me when I say, {NAME}: Young people are sick and tired of thoughts and prayers.]( [That’s why I’m proud to work alongside Sam to mobilize Gen Z voters to defeat vulnerable Republicans through our groundbreaking Tour to Save Democracy. Our generation will be the ones to end these ruthless tragedies, ban assault weapons, and ensure that no one else has to grow up under the constant threat of gun violence. But we need your support, {NAME}. If we can bring 724 more gifts in the door before midnight, we can ensure that the Tour to Save Democracy has the resources needed to travel to critical swing districts across the country, defeat every Republican standing in the way of passing sensible legislation, and elect Democratic champions of gun violence prevention across the country. So I’m humbly asking: Can you chip in $15 right away? All contributions will help cover tour costs like gas, permits, and food. >>]( [Founding Donor]( For: [{NAME}](#) [Suggested Support $15 >>]( We can’t end gun violence without a unified front, {NAME}. Even though Illinois banned assault weapons, there’s still so much more work to be done. Because when our neighbors like Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa have lax gun laws, someone can easily cross the border and access terrifying weapons that they couldn’t get here. I’ll be blunt: For too long, elected officials have gotten away with reciting the empty phrase “thoughts and prayers” after each shooting instead of passing meaningful legislation. [But with your support, we can take decisive action to make “thoughts and prayers” a thing of the past, replace every vulnerable Republican with a gun safety Democrat, and ban assault weapons for good.]( [Take it from me, {NAME}: Building a nationwide movement isn’t easy. But if we’re going to have any chance at defeating pro-gun legislators and electing a Democratic Majority in Congress to pass sensible gun reforms, we’re going to need strong allies behind us. Sam and I are counting on 724 grassroots supporters to pitch in before midnight to help us fuel the Tour to Save Democracy's 21 stops across the country to rally Gen Z to our full voting powers and finally end gun violence for good. Will you join our fight by chipping in $15 right now? Your donation will directly support tour expenses like paying bus drivers, refueling the bus, and securing permits. >>]( [Chip in $15 now >>]( [Chip in $25 now >>]( [Chip in $50 now >>]( [Chip in $100 now >>]( [Chip in another amount now >>]( Thank you, Rachel Jacoby March for Our Lives Organizer and Outreach for Tour to Save Democracy        �  �   BAWN is committed to replacing every cowardly and complacent lawmaker, regardless of party, that denies your right to live without fear of being shot. Legislators that support the deadly proliferation of guns, instead of common sense gun safety measures, are responsible for the carnage of gun violence -- and must be voted out. BAWN also lobbies legislators to support the assault weapon and large capacity magazine ban bills that will help put an end to the slaughter of innocent Americans. But they can’t do this alone. BAWN is relying on your support to kick every coward who refuses to protect our children and families OUT of office. 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