From Heeding God’s Call (http://www.heedinggodscall.org): As you may recognize, Heeding seeks to avoid the ugly ‘he said/he said’ media battle between the gun lobby, especially the NRA, and the large national gun violence prevention organizations. We hope to attract people … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/21/we-dont-have-live-march-our-lives-unveils-sweeping-plan-address-gun-violence-and Published on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “Created by survivors, so you don’t have to be one.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Parkland shooting victim and survivor David Hogg, center, joins Manuel Oliver and his … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): Despite the dozens of horrific school shootings this year, the administration and the NRA are pushing for laws that would arm teachers and allow civilians to carry guns into our elementary, middle and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. At MomsRising, we are looking for AWARENESS + ACTION! Every mom, dad, grandparent and family member can make a solid, verifiable difference in the fight for gun safety in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/02/what-does-research-nra-doesnt-want-funded-show-gun-restrictions-save-lives Published on Friday, March 02, 2018 by Common Dreams A new non-partisan study offers some of the most complete analysis of gun policies in decades—but the effort was frequently hamstrung by the NRA’s stifling of gun control … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Add your voice at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/RejectNRApledge/ to Support Young People Rising for Gun Safety. BACKGROUND: Young people across the country are calling BS on adult excuses for failing to achieve any progress on gun safety. They are … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/23/heeding-calls-gun-control-advocates-national-companies-cut-ties-nra Published on Friday, February 23, 2018 by Common Dreams The nation’s largest privately-owned bank, a major security software company, and three rental car companies have all ended their relationships with the gun lobby By Julia Conley, staff … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day last week was the eighth school shooting of 2018 – the eighth – which is more than one school shooting per … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Early this week, the PA Senate unfortunately passed SB 1330, the special standing/sue our cities bill. The vote was 30-19, which is not, as the NRA had been predicting, veto-proof. Next, the bill moved to the House … Continued