Why I’m hopeful

And I really hope you are too, {NAME}. [Giffords PAC] ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ {NAME}, when I think about our movement to end gun violence, I’m hopeful. I really hope you are too, because we truly are making progress. Here are just a few of the highlights we saw in 2023: - States passed lifesaving gun laws. In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed universal background checks, safe storage, an extreme risk (a.k.a. “red flag”) law and a bill to disarm people convicted of domestic violence. Meanwhile in Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz signed background checks and an extreme risk bill into law. - We beat the NRA in its home state. This year, every seat in the Virginia state legislature was up for election, and Virginians chose gun safety champions over extremists to protect their communities. - We’re closer than ever to universal background checks. Under President Biden, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently issued a rule to expand who is required to conduct a background check. This is a long time coming—we’ve been pushing for this policy since 2014. - We celebrated decades of impact. This year marked 10 years of GIFFORDS and 30 years of GIFFORDS Law Center. Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook we’ve helped pass more than 620 gun safety laws in nearly every state and bipartisan gun safety legislation at the federal level. - We have the White House on our side. The Biden Harris administration is one of the strongest gun safety administrations in US history. They’ve taken concrete steps towards creating a safer future for our nation, such as creating a federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention this year. I know sometimes this fight can feel difficult, {NAME}. But we are making progress—step by step, and state by state. [But we can’t keep up this progress without you. So please, make a contribution to GIFFORDS PAC today to help us keep moving forward in the fight to end gun violence.]( If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly: [CONTRIBUTE $3]( [CONTRIBUTE OTHER]( Thank you so much for standing with me and the whole team at GIFFORDS in this crucial fight. Onward, Gabby Giffords Paid For By Giffords PAC; not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.Giffords.org This email was sent to [{EMAIL}](#). We try to send only the most important information and opportunities to participate via email, but click [here]( if you'd like to unsubscribe. Giffords PAC was started to support elected officials who step up to fight the gun violence epidemic. Thank you for standing with Gabby and the Giffords team.