Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
"The era of no accountability is over."
That's what I told Rachel Maddow last night when
interviewed
on her show. Politicians who shill for the NRA, disrespect victims and
survivors of gun violence, and put our families in harm's way will now
have to answer to us.
During the segment, Rachel Maddow highlighted hard-hitting ads
the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) ran this week criticizing
Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) for calling the White House's efforts to
reform our gun laws "extreme." The ads were signed by four parents who
lost their children in mass shootings and focused on three simple words,
"SHAME ON YOU." Americans were urged to call Senator Heitkamp's office to express their disgust over her remarks. And they did just that.
Almost immediately after the ads started running, Heitkamp completely changed her position, declaring, "We have a responsibility to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill."
The political landscape on the
gun issue is changing. As Maddow told her audience last night,
supporters of gun laws have never been so "organized and ambitious." Our
message is clear: If you put our loved ones in the line of fire, you
will confront an energized grassroots base that will overwhelm you with
phone calls, emails and face-to-face contacts.
Let's the keep the heat on. Call your Members of Congress at (202) 224-3121 and tell them you want to see immediate action to strengthen our gun laws.
I believe we are
headed to a brighter day, a more peaceful America. And I thank you
for working with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence to bring us
there.
Ladd Everitt
Director of Communications
