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Dorm,
Today I learned of President Obama's announcement to take executive action on the issue of gun violence. Tired of the inaction of Congress and distraught by the senseless loss of life, the president joined gun control activists in calling for real changes that will save lives.
I commend the president’s commitment to solving this problem and join him in vowing to do everything I can to decrease the number of deaths caused by guns, by signing my executive order in October that directed actions to keep guns out of dangerous hands. President Obama's call to expand criminal background checks, conduct more gun research and better track lost guns will help push forward these efforts.
Will you stand with President Obama and me and call on Congress to support commonsense changes to our gun laws? No one should have to die when a gun gets into the wrong hands.
I know this is an issue that touches the hearts of so many Virginians. Our state endured one of the worst episodes of gun violence in American history, when 32 people were massacred at Virginia Tech in 2007. More recently, the nation was horrified when two Roanoke journalists were shot dead during a live TV broadcast.
Americans deserve better than this. No one should have to live in fear of being gunned down at their school, job or place of worship. We’ve got to act.
Please take a minute and join me in supporting our president in his efforts to reform our gun laws and end these tragedies once and for all.
Thank you,
Terry McAuliffe
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