remembering the Tree of Life shooting

BAN assault weapons NOW! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ BAN assault weapons NOW! [Assault Rifle Ban Accountability Project]( {NAME}, five years ago today, a gunman entered the Tree of Life Synagogue armed with an assault weapon. On a hate-fueled, antisemitic rampage, he killed 11 Jewish Americans and injured six others. And as we remember the victims of this horrific shooting, we're also still mourning the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, that happened mere days ago. This is what the gun violence epidemic looks like, {NAME}. We barely have enough time to remember and mourn the victims of one shooting before marking the anniversary of another. Today, we're calling on Congress to finally end this violence – and we need you to join us. [Will you add your name to our Ban Assault Weapons Now Petition to join us? We're counting on 10,000 activists to sign on before midnight, so please act now.]( [SIGN ON NOW]( Our country has witnessed so many horrific mass shootings all too similar to the tragedies at the Tree of Life Synagogue and now Lewiston, Maine. There's the 2015 shooting at Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina, the 2016 massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the shooting this past year at a grocery store in Buffalo – the list of national tragedies goes on and on. No mass shooting is the same. But all of the worst mass killings have one thing in common: assault weapons. These are weapons of war designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. That is their sole purpose. But politicians in Washington still feign shock and surprise when gunmen use these weapons exactly as intended. And they still refuse to pass the lifesaving reforms that would end this cycle of violence. Here at Brady PAC, we're working every day to remove the gun lobby's pocket politicians and replace them with bold leaders who will fight for the reforms our communities deserve. But we need you to stand with us in this fight. [Please, will you raise your voice for change by adding your name to our Ban Assault Weapons Now Petition before tonight's midnight deadline?]( [SIGN ON NOW]( Thank you, Team Brady PAC We can't wait any longer for action on gun safety. Brady PAC is fighting for lifesaving legislation like universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, but we need your support. Chip in now to help us end gun violence in America → [DONATE]( [DONATE MONTHLY]( If you prefer to donate by mail, please make checks payable to: Brady PAC, c/o Digital 600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, #15180, Washington, D.C. 20003 Paid for by Brady PAC (bradypac.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee ​ [You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.](