Our thoughts and prayers are not enough.
So
many of us repeated that refrain after the tragic murder of 49 at an
LGBT club in Orlando last weekend -- there have been far too many
shootings in the last few years, and too little done to prevent them.
For
too long, Republican members of Congress, under marching orders from
the NRA, have blocked any form of gun violence prevention legislation --
including reforms that are patently obvious, like prohibiting suspected
terrorists from buying guns and expanding background checks to more gun
sales. We need both to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists.
Last
Tuesday, Senator Chris Murphy -- who was serving as the congressman
from Newtown, Connecticut when a shooter killed 26 people at an
elementary school -- stood on the Senate floor and announced that he was
beginning a filibuster that would not end until Republicans called for a
vote on these reforms. He was joined by dozens of senators, from both
sides of the aisle -- and it worked. The Senate is voting on important
gun violence prevention measures today.
Speaking up matters. Stand with Senator Murphy and the Senate Democrats by adding your name today:
Thanks,
Hillary
Here is a tool to help you contact your Senators.
I
wanted to make sure you knew what’s going on! Tonight, the Senate is
voting on a bill on gun violence prevention. Share this opportunity with
your community and tell your Senator to vote in favor of gun violence
prevention. To stand with Hillary and join the action, sign up at this
link. You’ll get a call with a quick tip on what to say, and then you’ll
be immediately connected to your Senator’s office:
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/forms/gvp-calls/
One call from a constituent could change the way this vote goes - let’s make sure it goes in favor of gun violence prevention.
Or
you can call this number:1-855-285-3803. You will be connected with one
of your Senators. Do it a second time to connect to the other Senator.
