If you’ve not yet heard, there was another school shooting yesterday. It happened in Texas, where Governor Greg Abbott and other lawmakers have repeatedly relaxed gun-ownership laws. I don’t have words to talk about this now — I can’t even begin to think about the pain those families are going through, the staff at the school, the other children… But all the more reason to ACT NOW!
If you live in the U.S.A., or even if you don’t, you can do one simple thing by letting law makers (mainly Republicans) know they are complicit in gun violence. I have created a very basic postcard template for those of you who have access to double-sided printers.
All you need is cardstock to print the postcards on. They are already sized and set up for the U.S. Postal Service. They are black and white because not everyone has access to color printers. When you are ready to print the pdf, make sure you select double-sided and “flip on short edge.” (This is what worked for me, anyway.) Then, cut them to size, sign your name somewhere on the card, and fill in the address.
Who to send to?
If you know who your Republican senators are for your state, they are a good place to start. You can look up their office locations here: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
If you don’t live in the United States, you can contact these key senators who are either standing in the way of passing gun-safety laws, or who may be persuaded to vote FOR them:
Joe Manchin of West Virginia (Democrat)
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania (Republican)
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
John Cornyn of Texas (Republican)
Washington, DC Office
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Susan Collins of Maine (Republican)
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
James Lankford of Oklahoma (Republican)
316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Marco Rubio of Florida (Republican)
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Angus King of Maine (Independent)
133 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
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