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Forbes: How Shannon Watts Says You Can Be A Mom And Advocate During Coronavirus
“After Sandy Hook, I felt I had to do something,” Ms. Watts explained. “It’s gun violence that kills 100 Americans a day, Black and…
New York Times: Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Pours $15 Million Into Races in 8 States
“No question about it, the N.R.A. has never been weaker,” Mr. Feinblatt said. “It’s fair to say they are going to be spending more…
Ohio Statehouse News Bureau: “Gun Control Group Opposes Bill That Cuts Training Requirements For Armed Teachers”
“Allowing school staff to carry firearms in school is dangerous. Allowing this to happen without extensive training and ongoing training is irresponsible,” Lane said.
Essence: New Poll Shows Black Voters Still Strongly Support Gun Violence Prevention
“Black Americans are bearing the brunt of both gun violence and police violence, which are often one and the same, so it’s no surprise…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: McCloskeys’ lack of weapons discipline underscores a gun-rights problem
“I’ve made a living carrying a weapon professionally on and off for my entire adult life. By the standards in which I was instructed,…
Salon: NRA’s silence on police violence is deafening — its members’ attacks on Black victims are worse
“The NRA claims to be a ‘civil rights’ organization, but their officials have spent the last month defending Confederate monuments while comparing the Black…
ABC News: COVID-19’s impact could include 20 more firearm suicides per day this year, analysis shows
The study comes from the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, a non profit organization which advocates for gun control. Researchers at Everytown looked…
Washington Post: The pandemic has not stopped our other epidemic: Gun violence
“In the midst of this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and the surge in gun sales it has brought, we need our laws to meet the…
Topeka Capital Journal: ‘Say their names’ candlelight vigil draws crowd, awareness
“Me being a mother who has lost a child to gun violence, I think people who use guns to take lives don’t really think…
Atlanta Journal Constitution: 10 Georgia mayors ask Legislature to repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ law
“So-called ‘stand your ground’ laws encourage people to shoot first and ask questions later, and they enable these killers to get away scot free…
Union Leader: Robin Skudlarek: New laws would help prevent mass shootings
“Right now, our state senators and the governor have the opportunity to save lives. There is legislation in front of them that would offer…
Iowa Starting Line: Everytown Ad: Iowa GOP ‘Weakens’ Gun Laws With Preemption Bill
“At a time when Iowans are demanding leadership on not one but three crises — gun violence, racism, and coronavirus — lawmakers have instead…
Medium: Americans Want Gun Safety and This Is The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes — Six Things I Learned From National Security Advisor Susan Rice
Gun violence survivors push us forward. June is an important month for gun violence survivors. It’s when we marked National Gun Violence Awareness Day…
The Raleigh News & Observer: Bloomberg group ads hit Trump, Tillis, North Carolina GOP
“North Carolina could decide the presidency and the balance of the Senate, and it’s why we’re going to go all in with our most…
WPRI – Providence (CBS): Raimondo to signs ‘ghost gun’ bill into law
“Easy access to ghost guns undermines our gun laws, putting us all at risk,” founder of Moms Demand Action Shannon Watts said. “After years…
USA Today: My mom was killed in the Mother Emanuel church shooting. We must disarm racism and hate.
“This is the time to address these problems –– by protesting, by voting, by addressing loopholes like the one that killed my mom and…
Courthouse News: New Jersey Gun Rights Case Sidelined by Supreme Court
“Opponents of gun safety laws have again failed in their efforts to get the Supreme Court to adopt their extreme and dangerous approach,” said…
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Tragedies trigger mothers’ dedication to gun safety
“Gun violence in America is not a simple issue and because it’s not a simple issue it will not have a simple answer,” Fletcher…
The Advocate: On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform
“Fifty-one years after a Black trans woman led an uprising against police discrimination and violence at the Stonewall Inn, the LGBTQ community — and…
Parents: The Story Behind National Gun Violence Awareness Day is About Saving Black Lives
“Hadiya has inspired a movement of thousands of Americans to wear orange with the belief that we can and must end gun violence. It…
HuffPost: Sen. Susan Collins Loses Endorsement Of Major Gun Control Group
“A vote for Sara Gideon is a vote against Mitch McConnell, who has made the Senate the place where desperately needed gun safety bills…
How Stuff Works: What Are Ghost Guns and Why Are They So Dangerous?
“We don’t think it is complicated,” Wilcox says. “A gun is a gun, whether it’s made from a kit, or purchased fully assembled. It…
Tennessean: Exclusive: 86 Tennessee business owners voice opposition to permitless carry bill
“Frank Grant, owner of Nashville-based Grant Ventures, started the letter, which grew from communication among business leaders with some assistance from Moms Demand Action…
Allure: Why These Allure Staffers #WearOrange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
“Gun violence is a worldwide issue, but in the United States, it is particularly unique. Written into our constitution is the right to bear…