'Gun violence is literally life and death,' says Warren to open the video. O'Rourke follows her with 'it has become so numbingly common,' and then Buttigieg adds that 'we have kids going to school wondering if they're going to be physically safe.'
The 2020 presidential race is heating up as the top 10 contenders prepare for their third debate this Thursday. But instead of working to differentiate themselves from one another, the highest polling Democratic candidates have come together to participate in a joint ad against gun violence.
The video is one of a series of six produced by Giffords' Courage to Fight Gun Violence organization and will be shown in the Houston area ahead of the Thursday debate. It features Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders, alongside former Representative Beto O'Rourke, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and former Vice President Joe Biden. A representative for the organization said all candidates were invited to join.
According to Giffords' organization, a student's chance of dying in a school shooting is at its highest level in at least 25 years. During the 2017–2018 school year, 4.1 million students endured at least one lockdown.
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