Join Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: Pledge to vote against gun violence in 2014
On January 8, 2011, a mentally ill young man shot Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in the head, killed six of her constituents, and wounded 12 others. Since that tragedy in Tucson, America has seen too many more mass shootings -- but no response from Congress. This inaction on gun violence was thrown into even starker contrast after the massacre of 20 children and six of their teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
If members of the Congress refuse to change the laws to reduce gun violence, then we need to change the members of Congress.
That's why Gabby Giffords and Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly are asking you to join them in supporting candidates who back commonsense gun violence legislation, and withholding your support from those who don't.
Dear [Legislator],
I promise you that if we cannot make our communities safer from gun violence while protecting gun rights with the Congress we have now, I will use every means available to make sure we have a different Congress, one that puts communities' interests ahead of the gun lobby's.
[Your comments here]
Sincerely,
[Your name]
