this military-grade rifle can fit inside a child’s backpack

{NAME}, this might be the most important message I have sent to date. USA Today just reported that school shootings have reached a historic high for the SECOND year in a row. And now, the gun industry is making military-grade, compact rifles that can fit inside a child’s backpack. [It’s disgusting. It’s absurd. And we have to make sure our leaders put a stop to it, NOW.]( [This is a huge test in our fight against the gun industry, the gun lobby, and the politicians they prop up. {NAME}, we need to take an early stand to send a message that can’t be ignored: Protect our students or else. So, Ban Assault Weapons NOW! and I are coming together to rally a historic 1,623 gun safety champions to make sure the gun industry hears us loud and clear. Can you rush $15 before midnight? Every dollar goes to the work my organization, Leaders We Deserve, is doing to elect young leaders who will carry our fight to every level of government. >>]( In 2018, a shooter armed with an AR-15-style rifle charged my school’s hallways and slaughtered 17 members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community. Then, less than 3 months later, a gun manufacturer paraded through an NRA conference to show off a military-style rifle that could fit into a school backpack. [An Instagram post showing the compact gun in a backpack posted by gun maker Pantheon Arms on May 5, 2018](An Instagram post showing the compact gun in a backpack posted by gun maker Pantheon Arms on May 5, 2018 It’s absolutely horrifying. How much more of this bullshit is my generation – the school shooting generation – supposed to take before our leaders act? At this point, many of us feel lucky we got to graduate at all. [But so many of us didn’t make it – and so many more innocent lives will be stolen unless our leaders have the courage to act to stop the gun industry, their lobbyists, and their supporters in Congress.]( [BAWN and I are working together to END school shootings by finally BANNING the assault weapons that make them so deadly. And compact military-grade rifles that can fit inside a school backpack like the ones the industry is marketing will only cause more bloodshed if they’re not taken off the streets as well. That’s where you come in, {NAME}: BAWN and I are calling on a truly MASSIVE outcry – 1,623 gun safety champions pitching in before midnight – so we can MAKE our leaders hear us: Protect students or lose your job. Can we count on you $15 in these last 13 hours? All contributions from this email will go to electing young leaders who support gun safety measures up and down the ballot. >>]( [Chip in $15 now >>]( [Chip in $25 now >>]( [Chip in $50 now >>]( [Chip in $100 now >>]( [Chip in another amount now >>]( Thanks for fighting alongside us, David Hogg Co-founder, Leaders We Deserve Board Member, Ban Assault Weapons NOW!        ‚  ‚   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. Will you chip in right away? [DONATE](   To learn more about our story, watch this video from our chair Gail Schwartz [here.]( [I'm Gail Schwartz, Chair of Ban Assault Weapons Now](   To learn more about our work, watch this video from the families of Parkland and Pulse [here.]( [Weapons of War Video](    [If you want to stay updated but receive fewer emails, please let us know.]( [Unsubscribe]( Ban Assault Weapons NOW 6619 S Dixie Hwy #148 Miami, FL 33143 United States  Paid political advertisement paid for by Ban Assault Weapons NOW          Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Ban Assault Weapons NOW!, please [click here](.