Friend --

My dad, Reuven Rahamim, was killed this past September in a mass shooting.

I was 17 years old, one of 15 children who lost a parent that day.

I'm honoring his memory -- and those of many others who have fallen -- by doing something about gun violence.

Whether you've been personally affected by gun violence or not, you need to be part of this fight, too. Share your story: Why are you in this?

Since my dad's death, I've learned that my family's experience is not as uncommon as one might expect.

The statistics are horrifying: 12,000 Americans are murdered with guns every year. But the true toll of gun violence is borne by the tens of thousands of sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, and wounded survivors left behind.

When I think of the number of lives that could have been saved by universal background checks or better access to mental health services, I simply don't understand why Congress doesn't act right away.

So join me in speaking out. Our stories from all across the country will reaffirm the all-too-real consequences of this unending violence and the need for sensible solutions. Share why you support legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands:

http://my.barackobama.com/Share-Your-Story-on-Gun-Violence 

I know my dad is watching right now as I fight alongside many other Americans for common-sense legislation.

He deserves a vote. We all deserve a vote.

Now is the time.

Thanks,

Sami

Sami Rahamim
Minneapolis, MN

KMA Sami.

anybody snopes this..??? where's that bullsh^t flag smiley..?? 🤔

How many defenseless people around the world are murdered by their tyrannical governments each year?

According to statistics published by the tyrannical governments, zero.

Drafter, the grammar looks ok, and he's not asking for money...so it must be legit. (insert sarcasm smiley here)

Other than my bday, I can't think of another horrific event that took place in September. LOL

...actually, it appears 5 people died and 3 others wounded on 9/27 in Minneapolis, MN when a (laid off, disgruntled) man went into his former workplace.

I'm with Sami. I was bitten on the genitals by tropical ants as a child. The burning was unbearable. No amount of salve applied by mami during her tea party helped.
I say ban red ants too![ram27bat]

And you can't argue with that (out loud).

And watch ant eaters starve?
You conservatives only think of your selves!

Everytime people speak of gun violence, I imagine all these guns growing arms and legs and running amok taking down random individuals.

Libs love to speak of gun violence...but not people violence. Just saying...

freak

12,000 Americans are murdered with guns every year and this is an absolute outrage that must be fixed now.
1,000,000 American babies are aborted every year and this is perfectly fine.

how many people died from boards with nails in them..?? 😕

Let's take the OP's stance and run through the Capitol Building with loaded guns...shooting anything and everything!

Oh yeah...who could forget all the Paki callcenter workers...right...right?

Well there was that one guy. It was so bad we had to start the calendar over.

Are you trying to make a point or are you just praising the efforts of hard working Americans?[sarcasm]

I was officially switching my voter registration to "Democrat" and I was just reading out loud the party platform to get the talking points straight.

https://my.barackobama.com/page/share/samis-story?utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_content=Watch+this+video+and+pass+it+on&utm_campaign=em13_20130221_ofa_inact&source=em13_20130221_ofa_inact 

If every fetus had a gun they could protect themselves.

Or at least scissor proof helmets.