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Moms Demand Action Reacts to Gov. Christie’s Veto of Commonsense Gun Laws in NJ
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is disappointed that Gov. Chris Christie vetoed bills tonight that would have improved background checks, mandated firearm safety training for new permit applicants, and banned a military style rifle that has no…
August 16, 2013
American Moms to Starbucks and CEO Howard Schultz: Ban Guns From Stores
By Shannon Watts – Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America via HuffingtonPost.com In the weeks since Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched our petition calling…
August 12, 2013
Latte With An Extra Shot? As Gun Lovers Hold Armed Rallies At Starbucks, Howard Schultz Faces Call To Ban Weapons
By Clare O’Connor, Forbes They’ve specifically refused to listen on this issue. It’s gone too far now. They’re not just allowing guns in their stores. They’re becoming a meeting place for people with weapons to congregate.
August 11, 2013
“Stroller Jam” helps raise awareness about public transit gun laws
By FOX 10 News – Staff Report A group of mothers raised awareness about loaded assault weapons being allowed on public transit in Arizona by holding a “Stroller Jam” on a light rail train Saturday…
August 9, 2013
Moms Demand Action As Gun Rights Advocates Rally at Starbucks Cafes
By Monica Spain, KPLU News Starbucks has a choice. They don’t have to allow open carry in their stores—they don’t allow open carry at their national headquarters—and they’ve become kind of the poster child for the…
August 8, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Asks Starbucks to Denounce and Prohibit Armed Rallies in Stores Nationwide
Once again, gun advocates are planning armed rallies inside Starbucks stores throughout the country – this time as part of a national so-called “Starbucks Appreciation Day” on Fri., Aug. 9, 2013. As mothers concerned about…
August 1, 2013
Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms
By George Zornick, The Nation After the Senate was unable to muster enough votes in April and pass a comprehensive gun control package, reformers immediately set to work pushing for another bill, particularly one…
July 31, 2013
AZ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense on Public Transportation
By Luis Carrión, Arizona Public Media Listen Here Arizona members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America had demonstrations on public buses Wednesday protesting against allowing guns on public transportation. Jocelyn Strauss,…
July 31, 2013
Arkansas school to arm 20 teachers and staff
Kim Russell of Moms Demand Action discusses the controversy of arming schools and the push for gun reform [responsive_youtube _NJ99IciEXo]…
July 31, 2013
Moms Demand Action plans bus ride to protest AZ gun law
By Darren DaRonco, Arizona Daily Star A group of moms is taking its strollers to the streets today to protest a state law prohibiting cities from banning firearms on public transportation. Tucson Moms Demand Action,…
July 31, 2013
Gun Advocates Have Started Descending on Starbucks En Masse
It is time for Starbucks to walk the talk as a company that claims to be committed to corporate responsibility, and to take the safety of our children and families as seriously as mothers do. -Shannon Watts,…
July 30, 2013
Moms Demand Corporate Responsibility: Starbucks, loaded guns and lattes
By Shannon Watts and Kate Beck, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America via CNN.com As mothers, we wonder why the company is willing to put children and families in…
July 29, 2013
Moms Demand Action As Starbucks Approves Armed Rallies Inside Their Stores
Mon., July 29, 2013: We are concerned and angry that management at Starbucks headquarters is approving plans for armed gun advocates to rally in its stores across the country, including a meeting this past weekend inside a Sioux Falls…
July 25, 2013
Moms Agree: New Gun Bill Raises Safety Concerns
By Gavin Off and Sarah Ellis, Charlotte Observer Members of Moms Demand Action, a group that formed after the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., last year, are hoping McCrory vetoes the bill. Suzanne Rallis Conway, regional manager for Moms…
July 25, 2013
Letter to the Editor: A congressman’s ‘no’ vote on a gun bill
by Kristin Wald, Moms Demand Action New Jersey Last Wednesday, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, who represents New Jersey’s 11th District, including parts of Montclair, voted against preventing those individuals on the federal terrorist watch list from obtaining guns and firearms.
July 22, 2013
Moms Demand Corporate Responsibility: Eight Financial Firms Dump all Gun Stocks, 14 More Cut Holdings
Moms and women oversee nearly 80 percent of household spending; Moms Demand Action is going to make sure they spend and invest those dollars at businesses and institutions that respect and support the safety of our children and families. By…
July 21, 2013
Empathy: Turning Outward to Change the World (At Least a Little Bit)
When it comes to traumatic events, the only thing that can stem the tide of violence is empathy. We have to allow ourselves to feel the pain of parents who have lost children to violence. By Sheela Raja, PhD…
July 20, 2013
American Moms Honor the Victims of the Aurora Mass Shooting One Year Later
By Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Moms also are not going to be cowed into silence…
July 19, 2013
Moms Demand Action NJ Calls On Congressman to Explain Vote Against Closing the “Terror Gap”
By Louis C. Hochman, NJ.com Gun control advocates in New Jersey are criticizing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen for voting against a measure to close the so-called “terror gap.” Frelinghuysen joined 26 other Republicans and two Democrats Wednesday in…
July 18, 2013
Moms Demand Action Helps Cook County, IL Approve Stricter Firearms Storage Rules
Marjorie Fujara, a pediatrician at Cook County’s Stroger Hospital who also is head of the Moms Demand Action group, said she thinks tougher regulations are needed to keep kids away from firearms. She said children as young as 3 are…
July 17, 2013
Moms Demand Action Taking on a Starbucks’ Gun Policy – WXIN July 17th, 2013
By Jake Miller, Fox59 Indianapolis [responsive_youtube mGvA8yhdAUU] An Indianapolis mom is asking a popular coffee chain to change their gun policy. Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is calling…
July 17, 2013
Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Discusses the Need for Common Sense Gun Laws on MSNBC
[responsive_youtube yw7cQR21RkA] Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Founder Shannon Watts discusses Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton, and the urgent need for common-sense gun laws in America on MSNBC…
July 16, 2013
Moms Demand Action Challenges Starbucks Policy on Guns
[responsive_youtube 0NRYmsrOPLw] By Nicole Pence – WTHR.com ZIONSVILLE – An Indiana woman is leading a charge to keep guns out a popular coffee shop. Indiana law allows Hoosiers to legally carry a gun if they…
July 15, 2013
What if George Zimmerman had not had a gun?
By Nina Vinik (Image via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) A Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm pistol, the same model used by George Zimmerman in the shooting of Florida…
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Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
