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May 25, 2022
HEART OF LA DEMOCRATIC CLUB STATEMENT ON THE
​MASS SHOOTINGS AND MURDER OF  19 INNOCENT CHILDREN AND 2 TEACHERS
​AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TEXAS


We mourn the lives of all victims of gun violence and share the grief
​with their loved ones who live with the pain.
Heart of LA Democratic Club expresses our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the children and teachers senselessly murdered at the hands of a gunman. We also send strength to the injured, so that they may recover quickly. We know, however, that their lives are tragically changed forever.
 
This was the 27th school shooting in 2022. There have been 212 deaths due to mass shootings in 2022. And in the 23 years since Columbine, Congress has not passed a single, major gun safety law.

We cannot let this cycle of violence go unchecked.  We will not sit back complacently and wait for the next senseless mass murder. We will continue to hold our representatives accountable. We work in honor of the memory of the mass murder victims in Buffalo, Oxford, Michigan, Orange County, Parkland, Santa Clarita, Pleasantville, Fresno, Dayton, Gilroy, Pittsburgh, El Paso, Las Vegas, Pulse Nightclub, Tree of Life Synagogue,  Sandy Hook Elementary, and sadly, so many more. We will continue in our mission to defeat politicians who consistently show they value guns over human lives, and who are backed by the gun lobby and the NRA's poisonous, dark money. 
​

The 2022 elections are in motion now, and we all must work to prevail in November and install legislators who share our values - in all levels of public office.  We will continue to identify candidates in California and across the nation who are on the correct side of history, who will fight for common sense gun legislation to help keep our families and communities safe from people fueled by hate and determined to use guns to inflict harm and murder.  

Please join us NOW and DEMAND ACTION TODAY. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
​

Contact your elected officials and demand they pass gun control measures now.  
  • Call your Congressperson: https://www.house.gov/htbin/findrep
  • Call your Senator: https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
  • Find your State Representative: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

Get involved and donate to help end gun violence.  Here are links to selected advocacy groups:
  • Women Against Gun Violence http://www.wagv.org
  • ​Giffords (Gabby Gifford's group): https://giffords.org/
  • Moms Demand Action: https://momsdemandaction.org/
  • Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: https://www.csgv.org/
  • Everytown for Gun Safety: https://everytown.org/
  • Brady Campaign: https://www.bradycampaign.org/
  • Newtown Action Alliance: http://alliance.newtownaction.org/

​Here's more: 
Gun Violence Archive:  http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

​About the Heart of LA Democratic Club 
Founded in March 2017, the Heart of L.A. Democratic Club was created in recognition of the growing awareness within the Democratic Party that women should be fully and equally represented in local, state, and national politics. The Heart of L.A. Democratic Club is open to all Democrats who subscribe to the club’s goals and purposes regardless of their gender identity. The mission of the Heart of L.A. Democratic Club is to help make the Democratic Party and its elected officials responsive to, and responsible for, the needs of all people, particularly, though not exclusively, women in our community. In addition to endorsing candidates and organizing for those candidates, the Heart of L.A. Democratic Club actively participates in issues advocacy, community outreach, and voter education. The Club’s monthly meetings feature guest speakers such as Democratic elected officials and candidates, and experts in policy areas of interest to women - including reproductive justice, homelessness, voter registration, immigration, criminal justice reform and more.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • About us
    • Executive Board & Leadership
    • Accomplishments
    • Photos and Videos
    • Bylaws
  • MEDIA
    • STATEMENTS >
      • Heart of LA Democratic Club statement on the election of a convicted felon and sexual abuser and why we're not done fighting for women's rights, equality, and justice
      • Heart of LA Democratic Club statement on the terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians
      • Heart of LA Democratic Club President Lindsay Carlson's message on the Dobbs decision, one year later
      • Heart of LA Democratic Club’s Statement on Audio Recordings of LA City Councilmembers’ Conversation
      • STATEMENT ON OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE
      • Robb Elementary
      • STATEMENT ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
      • TEXAS
      • Supreme Court, Abortion Rights, and Mississippi
      • Oxford High School
      • Resolution in support of female and BIPOC firefighters in LAFD
      • Supreme Court, Abortion Rights, and Texas
      • Derek Chauvin Conviction
      • Heart of LA Democratic Club Statement Denouncing Violence and Hate Crimes Against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
      • Remove Donald Trump NOW
      • Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
      • Statement Denouncing Hate Speech Against Women and Call for Action
      • Statement in support of the African American Community
      • International Workers Day 2020
      • Santa Clarita, Fresno, Pleasantville
      • STATEMENT ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
    • Newsletters
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  • ACTION & MORE
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    • REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
    • GUN REFORM
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    • Find your Representatives
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    • Black History Month
    • Donate or Receive this Holiday Season
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    • SWAG