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2nd Annual Event Brings Moms From Across the Country to Washington to Urge Congress to Pass Background Check Legislation and Protect Women and Children by Keeping Guns From Domestic Abusers and Stalkers Moms to Host More Than 150 House Parties…

Everytown Lauds Bipartisan Wins in Minnesota, Washington State and Wisconsin as Indication of Changing Tide in Favor of Sensible Gun Laws in America SF 2639, Introduced by Senator Ron Latz, Clears Final Hurdle As It Passes MN Senate with Overwhelming…

Kellye Burke, Texas chapter leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, released the below statement today in response to a group of gun extremists openly carrying semi-automatic rifles in the parking lot…

Thursday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” Alan spoke with Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America about the state of gun laws in the US. Alan and Shannon discussed how she feels the NRA…

HF 3238, Bill to Help Keep Guns out of the Hands of Convicted Stalkers and Domestic Abusers, Endorsed by Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association New Polling Released Today by Everytown For Gun Safety Shows Nearly 80…

Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts talks about #IndyGunSense and the rally in Indianapolis on April 27th 2014…

Moms From Across the Country, Survivors and Advocates to Gather on Sidelines of NRA Convention in Indianapolis to Provide Counterweight to Gun Lobby and Represent Overwhelming Majority of Americans – Including Gun Owners – Who Support Gun Safety Moms Demand…

By Dean Obeidallah, The Daily Beast At this weekend’s annual convention, there will be a lot of talking back and punishment threats, but who will eat soap remains to be seen. Can a group of…

Survivors, Mayors and Moms Urged Governor Brewer to Veto Dangerous Gun Bills: HB 2339, Bill That Would Force Local Governments to Allow Loaded, Hidden Guns in Public Buildings or Pay for Costly Security; and HB 2517, Bill that Would Make…

Via NPR/WBUR Boston The NRA makes American politicians fearful at election time if they’ve voted for any restraints on guns. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make them quake if they don’t. Americans…

By Shannon Watts, via The Indianapolis Star Next weekend, in Indianapolis, members of the National Rifle Association will gather for the organization’s annual convention. They’ll hear from NRA officials flown in from Washington and politicians…

Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts joins MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about becoming politically mobilized on gun reform. [youtube id=”KxYjoHnk_rk” align=”center”]…

By David Gregory, NBC NEWS 1) What motivated you to get involved in the gun debate, especially in starting Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America? The day after 26 Americans were slaughtered in…

Via The Good Fight Listen here: http://www.momsdemandaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/19-nra-watch-out-meet-bloomberg-s-supermom-secret-weapon.mp3 For two long decades, gun safety reform was a nonstarter. And then came the Newtown massacre. Outrage swept the country. Politicians vowed to act.

By Michael Bloomberg and Shannon Watts, via CNN A year ago on Thursday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill that would have helped fix our nation’s gun laws by requiring background checks on…

Michael Bloomberg and Shannon Watts discuss the state of the gun violence prevention movement and introduce Everytown for Gun Safety on the Today Show.

Almost a year after a minority of the U.S. Senate blocked legislation to require comprehensive gun background checks despite near-unanimous public support, a new organization launching today will unite millions of Americans who will work together to end gun…

A year ago, a minority in the Senate voted to block legislation that would have required background checks for all commercial gun sales and saved lives. But even though Congress has stalled, we’ve seen victories in states and cities…

Tennessee Moms Thank House Finance Subcommittee for Rejecting Legislation that Would Have Repealed Permitting Requirements for Open Carry of Loaded Guns in Public and Revoked Local Authority To Pass Public Safety Policies The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action…

Tennessee Moms Oppose Bills That Would Repeal Permitting Requirements for the Open Carry of Loaded Handguns in Public and Revoke Local Authority To Pass Public Safety Policies The Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America…

Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released the following statement from Reverend Michelle Reed, a member of the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action in response to the shootings at the Jewish…

This morning, the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America testified in front of members of the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Homeland Security, which is considering “recommendations on removing barriers to Second Amendment…

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, The Boston Globe About a dozen women brought old baby blankets, clothing, and scraps of fabric to a Jamaica Plain church hall on Saturday to create quilt squares for an organization…

Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released the following statements in response to the shooting at Ft. Hood today in which four people were killed (including the shooter by his own hand)…