Aly & AJ on pushing for gun control measures ahead of 2024 election

Singer-songwriters Aly and AJ are utilizing their level to reside weapon violence, a origin that became profoundly individual aft they survived a wide shooting successful 2022. 

The sisters sheltered successful spot connected their circuit autobus successful Sacramento while a gunman killed six group and near astatine slightest a twelve others wounded, authorities said. It was considered nan deadliest shooting successful nan city's history.

The duo precocious released their caller song, "Sirens," to process and respond to nan tragedy. Now, they're pushing for weapon power measures they judge are crucial as Election Day nears.

Aly said that "Sirens" has go a portion of their treatment process, calling nan opus "cathartic." The duo revisited nan tract of nan shooting successful Sacramento to movie nan euphony video.

"For Aly and I, our measurement to heal is music. It's ever been that way," AJ explained. "This opus was our measurement to process what happened that night."

The song's video was portion of their travel to make consciousness of nan ordeal. The nighttime of nan shooting, AJ said astir of nan set and unit were connected nan autobus erstwhile nan gunfire began astatine astir 2 a.m. section clip connected nan first nighttime of nan tour.

"It was terrifying," AJ said. "I'll ne'er hide proceeding gunfire and knowing instantly we person to get down."

The acquisition near a people connected nan sisters, who grew up astir guns and instantly knew nan sound of gunfire. 

"We conscionable sewage down connected nan ground, and AJ started praying, and we conscionable benignant of held each other," Aly said.

That acquisition recovered its measurement successful lines of "Sirens," wherever they singing astir a mother lying connected nan sidewalk pinch her son, a statement that connects moreover much now for Aly, who became a mother aft penning nan song.

The sisters' defense has taken them from euphony to marching for change. 

Recently, they attended a march successful Washington, D.C., alongside a nonprofit defense group called March Fourth, whose ngo is to federally prohibition battle weapons.

"Being capable to beryllium connected nan crushed and spot nan group down nan scenes, nan group who are moving successful nan agency of weapon unit prevention, was incredibly inspiring for us," Aly said. 

Their connection connected weapon control, though firm, is besides a telephone for bipartisan cooperation. They said they judge that astir people, sloppy of statement affiliation, support weapon laws erstwhile nan speech is safe from governmental divides. 

"I deliberation this is thing we tin each get connected committee with, sloppy of party," Aly said. "It's much important than ever to beryllium outspoken astir what you genuinely judge successful because truthful overmuch is astatine stake."

"Sirens" is now disposable connected streaming platforms.