Aly & AJ survived a mass shooting on April 3, 2022. 

The shooting took place in downtown Sacramento.

Six people were killed and twelve others were injured.

The duo were loading out of the first show of their TOUCH OF THE BEAT tour, at the Crest Theatre downtown, when the shooting began.

This song is about their experience that evening and in the days that followed.

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CBS Sunday Morning

with Anthony Mason

Aly & AJ first spoke about April 3rd in an interview with Anthony Mason.

It was the first time they had spoken publicly about their experience.
 

 PRESS

Office of Gun Violence Prevention

In September of 2024, Aly & AJ traveled to Washington DC alongside other gun violence survivors to meet with The Office of Gun Violence Prevention and various elected officials.

EVERYTOWN

Aly & AJ ran an initiative on their fall 2023 headlining tour to raise funding and awareness for Everytown.

The video below is an example of the advocacy, this taken from their sold out show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on September 8th, 2023.

 NORTHWELL PARTNERSHIP

Throughout their North American tour, the duo will be encouraging fans every night to take a pledge to ask if there are any unlocked guns in the home they are living in or visiting.

Indie sister duo Aly & AJ continue to use their touring as a platform to drive awareness to causes that are important to them. Today they announce a deeply personal collaboration with Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, to raise awareness and help prevent gun violence. While kicking off their national “With Love From” tour, the sisters will ask their fans and followers to agree to ask, “Is there an unlocked gun in the home you are living in or visiting?”

It’s a cause of importance to the sister duo; while on tour in April 2022 they were caught in the crossfire of a shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead and seven injured. After seeing the devastation firsthand, spending the following months reflecting on the experience and researching how they could make a difference, they turned to Northwell because of a recently spearheaded national awareness campaign urging parents to ask others the same question about access to firearms.

One question can save a child's life

Asking family and friends if there's an unlocked gun in the house can save a life, and it doesn't hurt to ask. Learn how to start the conversation. 

Guns are the No. 1 killer of children in the United States and 13 kids die from firearms daily. In response to the shocking statistics, Northwell has rallied more than 1,000 other hospitals, associations and health systems to spread the campaign’s message, “It Doesn’t Kill to Ask.” Parents who saw the campaign are 89 percent more likely to ask other parents about an unlocked gun in the home.​

During their current tour, Aly & AJ will take a moment in each show to implore the audience to scan a QR code to take the pledge. After agreeing to the pledge, fans will be put into the running to meet the sisters backstage after the show. The goal is to break the stigma against talking about gun safety and raise awareness about properly securing firearms, all in the effort to prevent gun violence.

​"As survivors of a mass shooting, this pledge is personal to us and we hope that by speaking about this on stage every night, the awareness around this important question will become normalized,” said Aly and AJ. “This question will save lives. It’s a matter of encouraging people to ask it without hesitation.

Most people have no idea if there is an unlocked firearm being stored in the home they are living in or visiting. That is a huge problem and one we are trying to shed light on.”  

The duo’s collaboration with Northwell helps amplify the mission to frame our nation’s gun violence as a health crisis. Since 2019, Northwell Health has led the charge in research, education and advocacy through its Center for Gun Violence Prevention. Last year, Northwell formed the National Health Care CEO Council on Gun Violence Prevention & Safety, which includes nearly 50 CEOs from health systems across the U.S. pledging to pool their resources and work together.

 “It is a travesty that guns are now the leading cause of death among kids. To help prevent unnecessary shootings and curb violence, we need to talk openly about gun safety,” said Ramon Soto, Northwell’s senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. “We are thrilled to be working with Aly and AJ, who will be able to share their life experience, connect with their fans and spark this much-needed conversation.”

 LYRICS

Sacramento
Day one
Was hard to follow

Sacramento
We’re long gone
But I haven’t let go

It could’ve been me
It could have been sirens over my body
It could’ve been me
Instead it’s sirens over their bodies

Another day in America
We wait around for the change that never comes
Another day in America
A mother lies on a sidewalk by her son

I can’t look at her the same
I won’t look at her the same way

San Francisco
Day two
I just wanna go home

San Francisco
The show must go on
So I go on

It could’ve been me
It could’ve been sirens over my body
It could’ve been me
Instead it’s sirens over their body

Another day in America
We wait around for the change that never comes
Another day in America
A mother lies on a sidewalk by her son
I can’t look at her the same
I won’t look at her the same way

Another day in America
Another day in America
Another day in America

Dedicated to all who have tragically lost their life to gun violence.

 ACTIVISM

You can find out more about Aly & AJ’s advocacy and activism here.