Humanists must urge our elected officials to pass legislation enacting common sense gun reform. Gun violence continues to mercilessly take the lives of our loved ones in every city across America. It is more than clear that Congress must act to protect the lives of our children, loved ones, and community members by passing gun reform measures, which can include a national assault weapons ban, expanding background checks, mandating secure gun storage, and closing the gun show loophole.
Gun violence claims the lives of thousands of Americans every year, and, according to disturbing recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, firearms have become the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. As a country, we have failed to even protect our own children from preventable gun violence.
A majority of Americans support policy reform on guns—we must put lives and safety first. We must demand that our elected officials in Congress take meaningful steps towards securing the safety of our communities and ensuring that these senseless, preventable killings are stopped.
Take a couple of minutes now to contact your elected officials in Congress. Ask them to do everything in their power to enact meaningful change, and pass gun reform legislation to bring peace to our communities.
