33,000 Americans die of gun violence every year – it is a national crisis and epidemic that is destroying communities every day. No one should be afraid to send their child to school or go to work. We must do more than “thoughts and prayers” – we must take action to pass common sense gun safety legislation, while protecting the rights of gun owners.
April supports universal background checks and limitations on assault weapons. She also believes we must address the connection between our mental health crisis and gun violence. It’s been over a decade since Sandy Hook and yet this country has failed to pass even common-sense gun violence prevention legislation. How much longer can we continue to lose lives to guns?
