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Turning Heartbreak Into Action

Dear San Franciscan,

This week, the House of Representatives voted on two long-overdue bills to end the daily horror of gun violence in America. Earlier this week, we proudly passed H.R. 8, which expands background checks to all gun sales to make them universal, and H.R. 1112, which addresses the Charleston Loophole that previously allowed gun dealers to sell a firearm to dangerous individuals if the FBI background check had not been completed within three business days. These bipartisan, commonsense bills respect the will of the American people – 97 percent of whom support universal background checks, including 97 percent of gun owners. 

 

In San Francisco and communities across America, courageous survivors, families and young advocates are showing outstanding courage and persistence in demanding an end to the scourge of gun violence in our nation. Tragically, gun violence remains a heartbreaking, daily reality in our country, stealing the lives of nearly 40,000 Americans last year, including 47 children and teenagers every single day.

In the first week of the new Democratic Majority, Congresswoman Pelosi joined House Democrats, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gun violence survivors and advocates for gun violence prevention to introduce H.R. 8.

We must continue to turn our pain and heartbreak into action and draw strength from the untiring persistence of the courageous survivors and millions of young people across America who are marching and mobilizing to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ Our Democratic Majority will continue to fight tirelessly for bipartisan, commonsense solutions to end what I view as the epidemic of gun violence and honor our obligation to keep our children and our communities safe. 

Congresswoman Pelosi was honored to invite Mattie Scott, the president of the San Francisco chapter of Brady United Against Gun Violence, as one of her guests at the State of the Union.

It is imperative to create a future in which no family endures the heartbreak of gun violence – on our streets, in our schools, in our places of worship, and everywhere.  Enough is enough.

best regards,

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