Wednesday, June 1 - Get Out the Vote with Kina Collins and Litesa Wallace TONIGHT / Demand a Federal Ban on Assault Weapons
Actions You Can Take Today
Action 1: TONIGHT - Prepping for the Midterms: Get Out the Vote with Kina Collins and Litesa Wallace at 7:30 p.m. (virtual event)
Action 2: Call Congress to Demand a Federal Ban on Assault Weapons
Senator Duckworth | DC: 202-224-2854 | Chicago 312-886-3506 | Email Sen. Duckworth or call another office
Senator Durbin | DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952 | Email Sen. Durbin or call another office
Action 1: TONIGHT - Get Out the Vote Virtual Event
Early voting has started in Illinois, and election day is on June 28! Join ILVOTE to prepare for the Midterms and get people out to vote.
Hear from Indivisible endorsed candidates, Kina Collins and Litesa Wallace TONIGHT, Wednesday June 1 at 7:30pm-9pm.
We will discuss issues that are primary concerns of voters such as abortion justice, environmental justice, gun violence prevention, and workers’ rights/labor unions. Register for the virtual event, and share the event on Facebook.
Action via Indivisible Illinois
Action 2: Demand a Federal Ban on Assault Weapons
Each day seems to bring a new mass shooting tragedy in America. Enough is enough.
In 2004, the National Rifle Association (NRA) successfully pressured the Republican-controlled government into preventing the renewal of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The ban had been working to protect lives; after it expired the number of gun massacre deaths, which had decreased over 40% during the ban, jumped nearly 2.5 fold.
Gun violence experts are now renewing their calls for a nationwide ban on these types of weapons - and Americans agree - recent surveys show nearly two-thirds of Americans support a nationwide assault weapons ban.
To reinstate an assault weapons ban, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and and Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) have introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (S. 736/H.R. 1108). These bills would ban future sales of high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons, including the AR-15 used in many recent gun massacres.
Legislators must act now before any more lives are needlessly lost.
Senator Duckworth | DC: 202-224-2854 | Chicago 312-886-3506 | Email Sen. Duckworth or call another office
Senator Durbin | DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952 | Email Sen. Durbin or call another office
Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m calling from [ZIP CODE] with Indivisible Chicago. I’m calling today to ask [REP] to support [House: H.R. 1108/ Senate S.736], the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021. We cannot afford to wait any longer to protect innocent lives from gun massacres. Thank you for all your hard work answering phones.
Action via 5calls.org
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