This needs to stop. Civilians should not be able to purchase and own assault rifles. It is unnecessary for us to have access to military-grade weapons, and the disgusting abuse of this ability in the form of a nauseating number of shootings speak for themselves.
You can make a difference. A small, but meaningful difference. Let the people who speak on your behalf in our government know that you’ve had enough.
At the end of 2015 the Senate voted on background checks. You can see how your senator voted here.
If they voted no for background checks, you can easily look them up and email them here.
It will take you less than 5 minutes.
You can also find your representative in congress here. All you need to do is enter your zip code.
If you don’t know what to say, that’s fine. Nicole Silverberg wrote an article on Medium and provided a form letter you can use:
I am writing to urge you to vote to close the deadly loopholes in our laws that make it too easy for dangerous people to get guns. The federal government currently can’t block firearm sales to suspected terrorists, and I’m begging you to close this deadly loophole in our gun laws immediately.
The bottom line is this: Lax gun laws allow suspected terrorists to buy guns on our soil. Organizations like Al-Qaeda are well aware of this, and even instruct would-be terrorists to exploit them in the U.S. If you’re a suspected terrorist, you shouldn’t be able to buy a gun, and I hope you will address this glaring national security issue.
Background checks are supported by over 90% of all Americans and are a commonsense tool for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, terrorists, and the dangerously mentally ill.
It’s time to end the epidemic of gun violence in our country. Thank you for doing what is right for the people of [your state] and the United States.
Thank you,
[Your Name]
This won’t take long, and it can make a difference. It’s ridiculous that this keeps happening. It needs to stop.
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