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Many of us own guns for personal protection. We’re just saying we need some common sense restrictions in place to make sure that only people who are qualified to own guns have them. — Rebecca Caffrey, Richmond Chapter…

Photos Courtesy of Jennifer Schaaf Osbeck, http://jojophotoandfilm.com/ They’re all our children (victims of gun violence) … too many times, people forget about these shootings or they become number…

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Some concerned St. Louis families gathered Friday, asking lawmakers to help curb gun violence. The families called on Sen. Roy Blunt to support background checks on all gun sales. Currently, only federal laws require that registered…

We’re just moms interested in reasonable controls that people can live with. Like limiting the number of bullets in magazines? Or universal background checks? That kind of thing —  — Susan Beehler, North Dakota Chapter, Moms Demand…

By Heidi Román and Michelle Sandberg Pediatricians and members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America America is facing a public health crisis.

If we come together with one cause, which is common-sense gun laws in this country, we can be victorious in our efforts to make our children and our families safer. that’s our main goal. it isn’t about anything but bringing…

We in Connecticut are lucky in that our senators and Congress people are on the same page with the majority of Americans when it comes to the low-hanging fruit, such as universal background checks. — Kara Nelson Baekey,…

We’re fifth in the nation in child and teen gun deaths and that’s a top ten list we don’t want to be on. — Nancy de Pastino, Missoula, Montana Chapter By Emily Foster,…

Getting weapons of war off our streets is an uphill battle, but the only way we’re going to get this done is if members of Congress hear directly from parents, teachers, law enforcement and doctors – the citizens who understand…

By David Frum, CNN Contributor Editor’s note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He is the author of eight books, including a new novel, “Patriots,” and a…

From foxnews.com In response to the passage of New York’s sweeping new gun law, a Washington state-based firearms manufacturer has decided to stop selling their products in the Empire State. Olympic Arms, a manufacturer…

One of the steps we can do is work together to stop criminals and the mentally unstable from getting guns while protecting the rights of other citizens to freely own them. — Betty Griffiths, Former Corvallis City…

As a sixth grader Hadiya had appeared in an anti-gang video to encourage other young people to avoid gang violence, saying, “It’s your job as students to say ‘no’ to gangs and ‘yes’ to a great future.” She could have…

Every member has a strong voice and are flaming the fuel to bring about stronger gun laws. There are so many inconsistencies in the laws across the country. We don’t believe strict gun laws are the only answer but they…

Hadiya’s been murdered. She’s been buried now. But the pain — this pain — is indescribable. … I would never, never want anyone to feel this pain. It’s irrecoverable. — Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, mother of Hadiya Pendleton…

The message is pretty clear … we need to get people organized when it comes to contacting their lawmakers. We need to be the flea that’s biting the big dog. — Kara Nelson Baekey, a Norwalk…

Cleopatra Cowley, Hadiya Pendleton’s mother, spoke in Washington, D.C. today at a One Million Moms for Gun Control press conference. Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk wants to name a gun control bill after 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, the Chicago teen shot and…

The polls show that I am one of the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers who believe that keeping our state safe from gun violence means looking to the laws to help us do so. — Kim Russell,…

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN, Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — About 500 opponents of New York’s new gun control law huddled against a bitter wind outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to chant for freedom and their…

by Jason Noble, DesMoinesRegister.com A coalition of community advocates and activists challenged Iowa’s Republican members of Congress to support gun control efforts during a press…

Today, One Million Moms for Gun Control’s New York chapters will go to Albany to support our governor and the legislators who are working to keep our communities safe. New York’s leadership provides a model for every state and the…

There was a call for change in gun laws from Aurora to Washington on Monday. A group of gun control advocates protested at the district office of Republican Rep. Mike Coffman. They want Coffman to support universal…

The procession between cathedrals featured songs — “We Shall Overcome,” “Amazing Grace” — heard a half-century ago as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led clergy and laity in marches against racial violence in the deep South.

I joined One Million Moms For Gun Control because the goals are attainable milestones that will save lives, and because, frankly, it’s invigorating to do something that can positively affect a lot more kids than just my own.