Reject MAGA movement in November

No matter our political party, most of us believe that violence has no place in our political process and that weapons of war have no place in our communities. We all deserve to be safe, to live our lives, move through our communities, and engage in our elections — whether we are running for office, running through a school hallway or attending a concert.

We have the power to extinguish this violence. In this election in November, voters have a chance to reject a MAGA movement that feeds, grows off, and promises more violence, and choose instead a country where no one fears for our lives. We want a country where we ban weapons of war so they’re not used against elementary schoolers or immigrants, politicians, or concert attendees. A place where the people who represent us respect our freedoms — to live without fear of gun violence, to cast our votes and have them counted, and to decide for ourselves what our futures will hold.

I am tired of the Republicans continuing to say "thoughts and prayers" and then do nothing.

I urge you to vote in November for a country that does not live in fear.

Patricia Bowen

Iowa City