Brady newsletter March 23, 2018

Final push for writing letters to your senators demanding stronger background checks! [This Week in Brady News]( View this email as a [webpage]( Last Call to Send Us Your Messages to Deliver to Capitol Hill! This Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the March For Our Lives. In its honor, Brady’s Team ENOUGH will join a coalition of students on Monday, March 25, to deliver thousands of your letters to senators demanding they take action to prevent gun violence — including passing universal background checks. [Write a message NOW for us to hand-deliver to your senators!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Senate Judiciary Committee Will Hear About the Need for Extreme Risk Laws The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a [hearing]( on extreme risk laws on Tuesday, March 26 — and Brady will pack the room! Extreme risk laws are proactive ways to prevent gun violence and keep a temporary crisis from becoming a permanent tragedy. The Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2019 is currently before Congress — we just need our leaders to act. [Learn more about extreme risks laws.]( [Learn More About Extreme Risk Laws]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Team ENOUGH Speaks at the National PTA Conference “In my school, there are more officers than there are therapists! We need to talk about who we are as humans and not about our grades — we get that enough.” - Aalayah Eastmond was invited to speak at the National Parent Teacher Association’s (PTA) national conference. She joined a panel focused on how we can build safer schools in our communities by advocating for fewer guns in schools and more emotional support for students. [Aalayah Eastmond] Team ENOUGH’s Aalayah Eastmond (second from right) joined a panel with the National PTA’s Jacki Ball, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Braband, and the National Association of School Psychologists’ Kelly Strobach. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tell Students You Know: Apply for the “End Family Fire” Scholarship Competition! We’re excited to announce our End Family Fire Scholarship Competition. The competition challenges high school and college-aged students to create a video that brings awareness to the issue of “family fire” — which refers to a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home. Two winning entries will be selected — one from a high school entrant and another from college — to receive a $5,000 scholarship. Winners will have the opportunity to have their video aired, with the potential to be distributed to over 1,600 TV stations across the country. Entries are due June 16, 2019. [Learn more about the scholarship competition.]( [EFF Scholarship]( --------------------------------------------------------------- “End Family Fire” Continues to Rack Up Awards and Honors! Our End Family Fire program won two more awards! We won [Best in Nonprofit]( at the 2019 #PRWeekAwards. We also won a 2019 [Power of Purpose Award]( by Campaign US. And last but not least, we’re still in the running for the Ad Council’s #MarchAdness competition! Thanks to your help, we won the first round. On March 26, we’ll face off again. Please help us win the title of “PSA of the Year!” [Enter your email address (see the sidebar), and you’ll receive an email on March 26 with your chance to vote for us!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) Hero of the Week Jacinda Ardern. Need we say more? [Send a tweet thanking Prime Minister Ardern for showing the world what leadership looks like.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Brady in the News: Must-Reads [New Zealand PM announces assault weapon ban]( CBS Evening News [4 Nevada Counties Join 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' Drive]( AP [Did the 1994 assault weapon ban work?]( Newsy [Brazil government doubles down on pro-gun stance after school shooting]( Wall Street Journal [Top NY court hears arguments on gun dealer lawsuit]( Albany Times-Union --------------------------------------------------------------- Brady Quote of the Week [This is a shining example of what happens when our leaders TAKE ACTION, NOT SIDES. Now it's time for our own leaders at home to do the same. Kris Brown, President, Brady]( [Share to Facebook.]( [Share to Twitter.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Brady on Social Media: [Follow us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Instagram]( Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 840 First Street, NE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20002 United States Paid for by the Brady Campaign. Contributions to the Brady Campaign are not tax deductible. Our work is made possible by supporters like you. [DONATE]( If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please [unsubscribe](