On April 16, there were 32 people murdered at Virginia Tech. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the Virginia Tech University community, and to the families of the victims of the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

32. Unfortunately, that number, in and of itself, is not extraordinary. Every day in our country, on average, about 32 people are murdered with guns. When you add suicides and unintentional shootings, the death toll from guns in America each day is about 80 people. And for every death, there are another two or three seriously injured.

In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke announced a series of recommendations for changes in guns laws. Watch highlights from the speech.

And then our political leaders deliberately delay, hoping that we will stop caring. But we must send them the message that we are paying attention . . . that we don't want tragedy after tragedy to happen while they do nothing.

Eight years ago, we watched in horror as students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado fled a mass shooting. Twelve students and one teacher were killed. Just eight months ago, five girls were gunned down in a school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

These aren't isolated incidents. February 12, 2007, Salt Lake City: A teen opens fire in a mall killing five and wounding four. On the same day in Philadelphia: Three men fatally shot and a fourth wounded at a board meeting. January 11, 2007, Indianapolis: A man shoots four fellow employees. The list goes on and on.

There are common threads in all of these tragedies — it is much too easy for the wrong people to get high-powered, deadly weapons and our leaders fail to do anything about the problem.

We are building a crescendo of public outcry to ensure that action is taken. We are aggressively rallying support among allies for our solutions.

Since the tragedy, more than 50,000 calls and emails have been made to our elected leaders to ask them "What are YOU going to do about gun violence," including thousands to President Bush, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid.

This pressure is absolutely critical if we don't want our leaders to retreat and do nothing after offering condolences. To keep the dialogue going and the momentum building to find a solution, please keep asking the question "What are YOU going to do about gun violence in America?"

All Americans have the responsibility to join our national conversation, and become part of the solution to the gun violence problem.

And the Brady Center, the Brady Campaign, and our Million Mom March Chapters promise to keep working with our Congressional allies to move strong gun laws forward. Whether it is strengthening the Brady background check system, keeping guns out of terrorists' hands, or cracking down on corrupt gun dealers, we are aggressively fighting to make our communities safer.

What can YOU do about gun violence? Here's are some places to start:

• Make a $32 donation today
• E-mail the President and Congressional leaders
• Ask the presidential candidates to take a stand
• Get involved locally: contact your local Million Mom March Chapter
• Get your local religious community involved
• Sign our petition
• View, and forward to Congress, Paul Helmke's Call to Action

Gun violence is a solvable problem. We know it won't be easy. But we can make it harder for the wrong people to get their hands on guns through strong gun laws.

Thanks for doing something about gun violence today.