The Washington Legislature will be wrapping up business for the year, as soon as both houses agree to an operating budget.

We made some critical progress in 2015. Joel’s Law will help families intervene when a loved one experiencing a mental health crisis is denied emergency hospitalization.  And the Sheena Henderson Act will protect survivors of domestic abuse by giving them the ability to know when a firearm is about to be returned to their abuser.  These new laws will save lives, and that’s something to celebrate!

We also defeated a multipronged effort by the gun lobby to create loopholes and weaken our new universal background checks law.

Donate now.  Let’s keep the momentum going!

That’s the good news.  Now, here’s where we have our work cut out for us.

At every turn, the gun lobby and their pals in Olympia conspired to block, stall, and derail Extreme Risk Protection Orders – a common sense proposal that could prevent the next UC-Santa Barbara or Cafe Racer attack.

But the gun lobby said no. They have a “general philosophical opposition” to a bill that would empower families to temporarily remove firearms from people threatening harm.

For far too long we’ve let the politicians who conspire with the gun lobby get away with it.  Not anymore.  We’re going to be holding their feet to the fire.  That’s why we launched the Hold Them Accountable Fund, and why we’re aiming to raise an extra $5,000 by the end of the month.

Chip in a donation right now.  Let’s hit the goal and build a grassroots-powered campaign to hold the politicians accountable!

Thank you,

Stephanie