To: Senator Kelly Ayotte
Ask Senator Ayotte to Support Universal Background Checks
I stand with mainstream New Hampshire voters in asking you to support universal background checks for all gun sales—including all private sales and transfers. Background checks save lives and do not conflict with the rights of law-abiding gun owners. I urge you to make America's families and communities safer by supporting legislation to require criminal and mental health background checks for all firearm sales.
Why is this important?
New Hampshire ranks among the states with the weakest gun violence prevention laws in the country. But the majority of Granite State residents support commonsense gun safety laws to keep dangerous firearms out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.
9 in 10 New Hampshire residents support closing the "gun show loophole" by requiring background checks for all firearm sales—including private sales and transfers. But rather than standing with her constituents, Senator Kelly Ayotte is siding with tea-party radicals and the extreme NRA gun rights lobby by rejecting legislation in Congress to require universal background checks.
Please sign our petition - and let Senator Ayotte know that you stand with mainstream New Hampshire citizens in supporting universal background checks and other commonsense solutions to prevent gun violence in our communities.