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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 2, 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…
August 1, 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 26, 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 18, 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 17, 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…
July 14, 2013

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Founder Shannon Watts on Disrupt with Karen Finney – July 14th, 2013

http://youtu.be/Rtsf_GBbqwo Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Founder Shannon Watts discusses Trayvon Martin and the future of the movement for common-sense gun laws in the U.S. on MSNBC’s Disrupt with Karen Finney.
July 14, 2013

Today, We Are All Trayvon Martin’s Mother

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America’s Official Statement on the Trayvon Martin Verdict Today, we are all Trayvon Martin’s mother. Trayvon, a 17-year- old victim of gun violence, was sadly one of the children and teens shot…
July 11, 2013

Starbucks Shooting Sparks Health Debate: Smoking Guns vs. Smoking Cigarettes

By Rick Anderson, Seattle Weekly Despite the recent wounding of a customer and a new campaign by an anti-gun group, Starbucks isn’t giving up on its controversial policy to permit the open carry of guns in its U.S.
July 11, 2013

Coffee Please, But No Guns

by Jennifer Harper, The Washington Times A Sig Sauer with that non-fat vanilla latte? Uh, no, says the Indiana-based grass-roots group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which has launched a…
July 8, 2013

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Launches Campaign Pressuring Starbucks To Ban Guns From Its Stores

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America announced today that it is launching a campaign to demand that Starbucks ban guns from its stores nationwide. The company currently allows patrons to bring loaded firearms into their stores in…

Did you know

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19 and more than 10 times as likely to die from gun homicide.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises,” May 7, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-and-covid-19-in-2020-a-year-of-colliding-crises/.

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