Dear MoveOn member,
The past 11 days have altered America's broken politics on guns. The students who survived the Parkland massacre have pierced America's conscience with their moral certitude and fierce determination.
The question now is whether we can make this moment a turning point, when public outrage over the epidemic of gun violence in America gains real ground over the money and power of the NRA and gun lobby.
Young people in communities around the country are leading the way—just as they've done in every breakthrough social movement in our history. We simply must seize this moment and do more to stand with them.
The time is now. Will you chip in $3 now to help out?
Yes, I'll chip in now to help stand up to the NRA and end the epidemic of gun violence in America.
Something new is happening. Thanks in significant part to the courageous and spirited leadership of young people from Anchorage to Washington, D.C., and everywhere in between, the national media hasn't moved on—and the NRA is on its heels.
Major companies have begun to sever ties with the NRA en masse, including First National Bank of Omaha, which is the nation's largest privately held bank; car rental companies Enterprise, Alamo, National, Hertz, Avis, and Budget; cybersecurity company Symantec; insurers MetLife and Chubb; Delta Airlines; and more.1
The NRA seems to understand that the dynamic has shifted. Their strategy is usually to stay quiet after a massacre like Parkland and wait until the spotlight swings away. This time, under intense pressure, the organization and its allies are lashing out. In a speech on Thursday, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre warned of a "socialist wave" that threatens "to make all of us less free." He told the audience, "you should be anxious and you should be frightened" of the wave rising against the NRA and its puppets in Congress.2
We cannot let this moment slip away and allow the politics of guns in America to return to the status quo.
With your help, we will
- boost organizing for the student-led marches and walkouts in March and April by recruiting MoveOn's millions of members and using MoveOn's social media megaphone to promote the events in Washington, D.C., and in communities across the country, and supporting as needed in other ways;
- help ensure that millions of people hear what these young people are asking of all of us by amplifying videos of their speeches and interviews to our millions of social media followers;
- bring together millions of MoveOn members to break the stranglehold of the NRA by generating thousands of calls and tweets to companies with ties to the NRA and to the NRA puppets in Congress, supporting rallies and events, and coordinating with other groups leading this work; and
- produce videos and digital ads highlighting the hypocrisy of the NRA and their GOP enablers.
In the past week and a half, students have shown unbelievable courage and guts far beyond their years. We cannot fail them now. Together, we can end the NRA's stranglehold on our elected officials and make our schools, work places, movie theaters, homes, and streets safer. Will you join in?
Thanks for all you do.
–Anna, Robert, Ann, David, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "These Companies Are Done With the NRA," Mother Jones, February 24, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/34248?t=5&akid=199837%2E10220574%2E4S1Jdo
2. "NRA goes on the offensive after Parkland shooting, assailing media and calling for more armed school security," The Washington Post, February 22, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/34249?t=7&akid=199837%2E10220574%2E4S1Jdo
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