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These corporate leaders want action on guns

This morning, the heads of 145 companies sent a letter to Senate leaders calling for an expansion of background checks to firearms sales and stronger gun laws, Andrew reports.

“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 reads. “Gun violence in America is not inevitable; it’s preventable.”

Among the signers are the heads of Levi Strauss, Uber, Airbnb, Gap and Lyft. Another is Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm run by Josh Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.