[PETITION] Stand with Parkland students

{NAME} -- ["Can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the NRA?"]( That's the demand Parkland student survivor Cameron Kasky had for long-time NRA ally Marco Rubio at last night's "Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action" Town Hall on CNN. [Cameron Kasky and Marco Rubio]( Spoiler alert: Rubio defiantly doubled down on accepting donations from the NRA. In front of the entire country, Rubio's allegiance to his NRA paymasters -- and the allegiances of many of his GOP colleagues -- were made crystal clear.  That was just one incredible moment in a two-hour program full of game-changers in the fight for common sense gun regulations. The audience loudly applauded a ban on semi-automatic weapons -- and booed when it was revealed that even some Democrats would balk at supporting such a ban. The Broward County Sheriff called out an NRA spokesperson sitting next to him for her hypocrisy in claiming to stand up for children. Over and over, the conventional political wisdom on guns was challenged by an entire community, united by an unthinkable tragedy. If last night's Florida town hall made anything clear, it was this: Americans are done with the NRA. They're done with politicians who take NRA money and parrot NRA policies. And an incredible team of high school students are showing us the way to fight back. [The students from Parkland are leading a renewed fight for meaningful gun reform -- including an assault weapon ban. Check out Karli's email below to learn more about their fight, then sign our petition calling for common sense gun regulation now.]( - Eden Eden James, Political Director Democracy for America ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karli Thompson, Democracy for America Date: Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 11:22 AM Subject: Sign the petition: Stand behind Parkland survivors on gun reform {NAME} -- "The next death of someone with an assault rifle here in Florida is going to be on them... because they could have done something today." -- Sheryl Acquaroli, Parkland shooting survivor Yesterday, as Sheryl and other young Parkland survivors looked on in horror and disgust, the Florida legislature voted overwhelmingly to reject a ban on assault rifles. This is absolutely unacceptable. It was a slap in the face to a community that is reeling in pain right now -- and to everyone across this country who has been impacted by gun violence. Time and time again, we've witnessed preventable gun-fueled tragedies in this country -- often committed using weapons of war like the AR-15. And time and time again, politicians have gotten away with offering up "thoughts and prayers" and nothing else. No more. The young people of Parkland are demanding that our politicians DO SOMETHING and make concrete progress on gun reform. Let's show them that Democracy for America members will have their backs in this fight. [Sign Democracy for America's petition and tell lawmakers to listen to survivors instead of the NRA. We need meaningful gun reform -- including an assault weapon ban -- immediately.]( In the wake of a horrifying school shooting that claimed 17 innocent lives, the young people of Parkland, Florida are organizing -- and they're breathing new life into the movement for sensible gun laws. Over the weekend, a moving video of Parkland student Emma González calling "BS" on politicians who say that this isn't about guns -- or that nothing can be done about gun violence -- went viral. And at least three major protests demanding change are in the works, many of them led by the very students who are being impacted by the threat of gun violence. Not only is the organic organizing we're seeing incredibly inspiring, it's already moving the needle on gun reform. A Quinnipiac poll taken after the shooting and released on Tuesday showed that people favored stricter gun laws 66% to 31% -- the highest level of support ever recorded by that polling firm. The next generation is standing up and demanding that politicians prioritize saving people's lives over taking dirty NRA money. Let's make sure that they know which side we are on. [Sign Democracy for America's petition and tell lawmakers to stop chasing dirty NRA money and pass common sense gun reform -- including an assault rifle ban -- now.]( Thanks for stepping up to fight the NRA and protect our communities. - Karli Karli Wallace Thompson, Campaign Manager Democracy for America [DONATE]( Paid for by Democracy for America, and not authorized by any candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. This message was sent to {EMAIL}. Click here to [unsubscribe]( from further communications.