Democrats stun nation in PA special election

Today’s Action: Support the ENOUGH National School Walkout

Today at 10 am, thousands of students will participate in the ENOUGH National School Walkout for 17 minutes – one minute for every life lost in the February 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida. Their young voices make a bold protest against the GOP lawmakers who have allowed the tragedy of gun violence to persist in the face of decades of public outcry.

Many lives lost to gun violence have survived in national consciousness, from Columbine and Sandy Hook to Pulse Nightclub and Las Vegas, and now Marjory Stoneman. But thousands more do not make the headlines in a country where, on an average day, 96 Americans are killed with guns (nearly 13,000 lives a year).

Honor in isolation isn’t enough: to truly honor, we must act.

Call or email your Members of Congress and State Legislators today and demand their action: universal background checks, a ban on assault-style weapons, and prohibiting sales to individuals with a history of domestic violence.

The tide is turning in our country, with progressive voices overturning GOP negligence in unprecedented ways. A dozen states are considering “extreme risk” or “red flag” laws to remove guns from those who pose threats — Rhode Island has already passed it and Vermont is very close. And through peaceful boycott, Democratic voters have spurred at least a dozen major corporations to discontinue association with the NRA.

And we aren’t stopping there.

Call or email your Members of Congress and State Legislators and demand their proactive action in pushing universal background checks, a ban on assault-style weapons, and prohibiting sales to individuals with a history of domestic violence. Enough is enough.