This cycle of violence is heartbreaking. Every time our country begins to heal from one avoidable mass shooting, we're faced with another horrific act of gun violence.
18 people have been killed and 13 more wounded after a gunman, armed with a weapon of war, opened fire twice in Lewiston, Maine, while people were bowling and enjoying a meal.
There's often a common thread in mass shootings, and the tragedy in Lewiston is no different: The shooting turned as deadly as it did because of an assault weapon—a weapon invented for use on the battlefield, designed to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible.
We shouldn't have to live like this—and we won't stand for inaction from our lawmakers any longer.
Send a message urging your U.S. Senators and Representative to pass an assault weapons ban now:
Dear Lawmaker,
I am writing to you as a constituent filled with grief, fear, and anger.
As we reel from the devastating mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, and the countless acts of daily preventable gun violence in communities across the country, I am urging you to take action to ban assault weapons.
There's often a common thread in mass shootings, and the tragedy in Lewiston is no different: This shooting turned as deadly as it did because of an assault weapon—a weapon invented for use on the battlefield, designed to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible. We must pass an assault weapons ban.
Researchers estimate that if the federal law prohibiting assault weapons and high-capacity magazines had been in effect from 2005 through 2019, it would have prevented 30 mass shootings that resulted in 1,478 people being shot and killed or wounded.
Please, I'm urging you to prioritize public safety. Take action and save lives by passing an assault weapons ban now.