Heads Of 145 Companies Send Letter To Senators Urging Background Check Bill

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 5: Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey looks on during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Executives at nearly 150 of the most well-known American companies sent a letter to senators on Thursday urging the lawmakers to take action on gun violence in America, the New York Times was first to report.

The letter, signed by well-known executives like Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Arianna Huffington of Thrive Global, asked lawmakers to pass a background check bill that would require a background check on all gun purchases. The executives also pushed for a federal Red Flag law that would “allow courts to issue life-saving extreme risk protection orders.”

“(Gun violence) is a public health crisis that demands urgent attention,” they wrote. “As leaders of some of America’s most respected companies and those with significant business interests in the United States, we are writing to you because we have a responsibility and obligation to stand up for the safety of our employees, customers and all Americans in the communities we serve across the country. Doing nothing about America’s gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable and it is time to stand with the American public on gun safety.”

The letter is signed by executives of companies like Uber, Pinterest, Lyft, Airbnb, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Reddit.

Read the letter here. 

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  1. I’m guessing none of these companies have declared multiple bankruptcies, so they have absolutely no credibility with Dotard.

  2. I hope Yertle was a recipient of the letter. He’s probably hiding in his shell.

  3. Avatar for Akimbo Akimbo says:

    Loved that Pelosi gave the media an earful about why they were asking her about bringing the House back to vote on gun control.

    “Don’t ask me what we haven’t done. We have done it,” Pelosi said. “If you are annoyed with my impatience it’s because people are dying because Senator McConnell hasn’t acted. Why don’t you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died because he hasn’t acted?”

  4. A letter…If only there were other avenues for businesses to influence legislation.

  5. Completely agree!!!

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