FWD: please, don't miss this chance to take action

{NAME}, today marks two years since nine people were killed and 17 more were injured in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. That attack was the third in a horrific string of mass shootings — in Gilroy, California and El Paso, Texas — that killed a total of 35 people. Parents, grandparents, children. All gone in seconds. All three shooters used military-grade assault weapons — which means all three tragedies could have been prevented by a congressional ban on assault weapons. Trust me when I say I know how urgent it is that we pass this critical legislation — because it also could've saved my daughter Jaime, who was killed during the 2018 Parkland massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I live with the unparalleled grief of losing Jaime every single day. That'll never change. But I can help change our laws and keep more families from losing a loved one to senseless gun violence. And so can you, by adding your voice to the fight to ban assault weapons and save precious lives. That's why I'm reaching out to you today to make sure you saw Liz's email and add my own urgent request: [Please, before our midnight deadline, will you be one of the 10,000 people we need to sign our petition calling on Congress to BAN assault weapons?]( Thank you for not giving up on an effort that will save lives, Fred Guttenberg Gun Violence Survivor Jaime and Jesse's dad ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Liz Dunning Date: Tue, Aug 3, 2021 Subject: El Paso {NAME}, On this day two years ago, a white supremacist used an AK-47 — a weapon of war — to open fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 23 people in an attack against the Latinx community. This should have been a normal day for El Paso — families should have come together at the dinner table that night after a quick, routine shopping trip. Instead, 23 people — including children and parents — took their last breaths, and a community was left forever scarred. What's even sadder is that this tragedy isn't an isolated incident. This shooting in El Paso happened just days after a gunman used an assault weapon in Gilroy, California to murder innocent bystanders — and there's been far more lives lost to assault weapons since this horrifying week in 2019. But there's hope: These tragedies are preventable — and we know what we have to do to stop them. To save lives from gun violence, the U.S. has to ban assault weapons — like New Zealand did just weeks after the mass shooting in Christchurch. The NRA and its bought-and-paid-for politicians have blocked us for years, but we finally have gun safety champions in the White House and Congress. Now, we just need to urge them to act. That's where you come in, {NAME}. I need 10,000 people to sign on to our urgent petition calling on Congress to ban assault weapons and end our country's gun violence epidemic — and I'm counting on you to be one of them. Please, add your name before our petition closes at 11:59 p.m. tonight: [Will you call on Congress to finally BAN assault weapons? Every signature gets us a little more leverage in this fight to save lives — but we're still missing your name.]( As a gun violence survivor myself, I can empathize with the anguish that the El Paso community must feel today — and my heart goes out to all those impacted by this anniversary. Together, we'll make sure that tragedies like this one never happen again. Thanks for everything you do, Liz Dunning Gun Violence Survivor & VP of Development, Brady {NAME}, thank you for supporting Brady. ['Brady is committed to defeating the NRA, electing gun safety champions and passing common-sense bipartisan legislation – but we need your help.'](#) If you're in this fight to create a better, safer country for future generations, join Brady today by making a gift. [DONATE]( Brady 840 First Street, NE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20002 United States This message was sent to your email address. The Brady Campaign is a 501c(4) and donations to the Brady Campaign are not eligible for a tax deduction. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation today, please consider making a gift to the Brady Center. [Click here to donate.]( Emails are crucial for communicating with top members of the Brady Campaign team. To put an end to the gun violence epidemic, we need you on board every step of the way. However, if you would prefer to receive fewer emails, [click here to update your contact preferences.]( If you received this email by mistake or would like to stop receiving email communications from us, [unsubscribe](. Paid for by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (www.bradyunited.org), not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.