Why Care?

The gun lobby likes to pretend that Americans are safer with more guns in circulation and with more deadly firepower and features than ever before. Try telling that to the 30,000 families--and their network of relatives, friends and co-workers--who have lost loved ones to gun violence in the past year alone.

That is why Freedom States Alliance urges you to join our StopGunDeaths.org campaign now to turn the tide on gun violence in this country.

A heartbreaking toll on families across the country continues to grow as a result of America's love affair with guns. In a 10-day span in early 2008 alone:

• 5 women were shot to death by a gunman at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, IL. The gunman is at large.
• A 15-year-old Maryland boy shot and killed his parents and 2 brothers using one of his father's guns. The boy is now in police custody.
• A SWAT officer and 3 family members were shot to death in a Los Angeles siege. The gunman was shot and killed by a police sniper.
• 2 police officers and 3 city officials were shot and killed at a City Council meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri. The gunman was then shot and killed by police storming the council chamber.
• A 23-year-old female student shot and killed 2 classmates at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge. The shooter then committed suicide with the gun.

In many parts of the world, this death toll might be considered normal... if you lived in a war zone.

In stark contrast to the gun lobby, those of us at Freedom States Alliance believe that the almost 300 million guns in private hands in the United States is causing tragedies - not preventing them.

Please join our campaign StopGunDeaths.Org to show your support for reducing gun violence in America.