Friend,

Trump’s militarized takeover of Minneapolis has led to another person being shot and killed. Across the country, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest federal agents' brutal and fatal treatment of Minnesotans. We must condemn Trump’s new MAGA militia – that is gunning down people on American streets in the name of patriotism – and end federal agents' armed violence against civilians. 

Just weeks ago, the nation mourned the public, preventable killing of Renee Good after she was shot by federal agents after dropping her child off at school. Today, we are re-living the same pain as violent images circulate of federal agents shooting and killing a detained civilian on the streets of Minneapolis. 

When trigger-happy MAGA extremists have been unleashed in U.S. cities disguised by face masks and ICE badges, we cannot look away. We must denounce the militarized takeover of the country and their continued violence against our communities. >>

We know this violence against civilians is not isolated, or even unpredictable. Trump’s deployment of the federal agents across the country has been wreaking havoc on immigrant communities, rolling out armed intimidation against his political opposition, and promising impunity from lawless actions. The dangerous combination of armed extremists and zero consequences has made gun violence nothing less than inevitable. 

The United States is already an outlier when it comes to civilians harmed in the name of enforcement – but the new era of ICE is more dangerous than ever before. Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is intentionally recruiting far-right, racist, Second Amendment extremists and teaching them the gun lobby’s “shoot-first” tactics. 

The Trump administration’s violent anti-immigration campaign has wrought havoc since its inception: There have been 19 incidents in which immigration agents opened fire and another 36 incidents in which agents held bystanders or protesters at gunpoint. At least four people have been shot observing or documenting immigration raids, and five people have been shot while driving away from traffic stops or evading an enforcement action.

We must demand accountability for federal agents' brutality against Americans. Your solidarity is vital as we take on an administration that is quicker to deny facts and falsify information than to accept accountability. Friend, this is a critical moment. Will you add your name to denounce Trump's gun violence and fight for accountability?>> 

In solidarity,

Kris Brown

Brady President