https://action.momsrising.org/sign/BizMustAct_GunSafetyFrom Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/):
Following the tragic hate-motivated mass shooting last August in El Paso, Texas, [1] moms and family members across the country cried out for Walmart to act — to exert its leadership for safer communities with fewer guns. Then a month later, Walmart announced that it would significantly shrink its gun sales and begin lobbying Congress for gun reform. [2] This was huge!
Walmart’s example showed that when moms and families speak out, big culture change can happen! That’s why MomsRising has joined the Business Must Act coalition, [3] which is demanding that some of America’s largest businesses and favorite brands step up to improve gun safety for their customers and for the communities they serve.
Go to https://action.momsrising.org/sign/BizMustAct_GunSafety to take action. Demand that America’s businesses:
1) Prevent customers from bringing guns into their stores;
2) End political donations to lawmakers who stand in the way of gun reform; and
3) Invest in community-driven gun violence intervention programs.
Americans are grappling with the consequences of gun violence every day, yet our government has failed to pass legislation to protect our loved ones and communities. It’s time to also look to large American employers to take responsibility for their workers, customers, and communities, and do everything they can to keep us safe from the estimated 393 million firearms in civilian hands. [4]
The Business Must Act coalition has taken a look at where some of America’s largest businesses and favorite brands stand on gun safety, and released the first-ever Gun Safety Scorecard. [5] A research firm analyzed how the nation’s 29 largest retailers measure up in three specific categories and assigned them letter grades. Reviewing the scores, it’s easy to see that while some of these businesses are currently leading in this issue, others can do much much more.
Out of the 29 retailers studied for the Business Must Act scorecard, 25 experienced an incident involved a firearm in their stores, [6] which just shows how the vast majority of businesses have grappled with the nation’s gun crisis first-hand. It’s time for them to stop sitting it out!
Sign our Business Must Act petition, and we will send your signature to some of the country’s largest companies and favorite brands to tell them it’s time for them to take action for gun safety.
SIGN NOW⇒ https://action.momsrising.org/sign/BizMustAct_GunSafety/?t=5&akid=13200%2E2540879%2EZ5pXqK
The more people who sign on, the louder the message that we expect the companies and brands we consume to take responsibility for the safety of the business environment we shop in and that they profit from. So please forward this email to your family members, friends, neighbors, and everyone you know who wants gun safety and ask them to sign too!
[1] “Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online,” New York Times, Aug. 3, 2019. [2] “Did Walmart just change the gun debate?” CNN.com, Sept. 4, 2019. [3] Business Must Act [4] “There are more guns than people in the United States, according to a new study of global firearm ownership,” The Washington Post, June 19, 2018. [5] Business Must Act [6] Ibid.
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