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President Obama has made fixing our broken background check system a national priority. This is a huge moment and on Monday, you can help us build even more support for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.
As the President recently wrote in an Arizona Daily Star op-ed, “Since [Tucson], we have lost perhaps another 2,000 members of our American family to gun violence. Thousands more have been wounded. We lose the same number of young people to guns every day and a half as we did at Columbine, and every four days as we did at Virginia Tech.”
We know America can do better. This Monday, DFA supporters will join Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Tucson to rally support for the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011, which will help get the records of prohibited buyers into the national database and close the loopholes that let dangerous people buy guns. You’ll also be supporting victims of the Tucson shooting who will be joining us in speaking out.
Can you join us and help make the event a success?
Monday, March 28, 1:00 PM
Jacome Plaza, in front of the Joel D Valdez Main Library
101 North Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
RSVP for the Fix Gun Checks rally on Monday in Tucson.
The National Drive to Fix Gun Checks kicked off in the wake of the Tucson shooting with one simple message: We need to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.
Since then, more than a quarter million Americans have signed the petition to Fix Gun Checks calling for reforms that would make the system instant, accurate and comprehensive.
The Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 has been introduced in the Senate and will soon be introduced in the House of Representatives.
Right now, we need to keep up the pressure to ensure that Congress hears our message and passes this critical legislation that will help stop these senseless shootings.
Please RSVP to attend the event today.
Thank you for everything you do,
- Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
