Sandy Hook Promise Sends Call to Action Regarding Gun Safety Measures

Sandy Hook, CT — Sandy Hook Promise is urging the public to call Connecticut Senators before Monday evening's vote on gun safety measures.

Sandy Hook Promise member Mark Barden, father of Daniel Barden, one of the 20 students killed in the 2012 massacre, sent out the following letter from Sandy Hook Promise:

"We're just eight hours from today's vote at 5:30 p.m. EDT on lifesaving gun safety measures – and right now we don't have the votes we need to win. Calling your senators now could make the difference.

We must send a strong, clear signal before it's too late: We demand action to make our communities safer from gun violence. Please call your senators right this minute and urge them to vote to help prevent more tragedies:

Sen. Dick Blumenthal
(202) 224-2823

Sen. Chris Murphy
(202) 224-4041

I remember how intimidated I felt when I first started talking to lawmakers after my sweet little Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. Please don't let that stop you. I put together a few notes to help you during your quick call:

• Start by telling them your name and that you're a constituent.
• Let them know you support the measures from Sen. Murphy and Sen. Feinstein to strengthen the background check system and ban individuals on the terrorist watch list from buying firearms.
• Tell them too many families have been torn apart by gun violence, and you're counting on them to vote yes to make our communities safer.

Once you've made your calls, click here to let us know. We have to know where we need to continue applying pressure to pass these critical gun safety measures.

Thank you so much. I know we've been asking a lot of you, but we have to act before the next tragedy devastates another community and breaks the hearts of more families."

~Mark Barden, Daniel's father