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Moms Demand Action Impact on The Hill on The Ed Show
Click for video content. Gun debate featured on the Ed Show, Wednesday, March 20, 2013…
March 18, 2013
The Gun Debate In Congress – The Diane Rehm Show
Click to listen to The Gun Debate In Congress on The Diane Rehm Show, featuring Jennifer Fiore vice president of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.Four gun control measures are on their way to the…
March 18, 2013
The Second Amendment does not imply unlimited access to weapons
On a recent family vacation, as I stood in the security line at the airport, I imagined the public outrage if there were a separate gate through which 40 percent of the crowd could enter the terminal, completely unchecked, completely…
March 17, 2013
RANDALL BEACH: Enough is enough: A mom and her daughter go to Washington
Hannah Kolb, 19, left, and her mother Brenda King of Guilford who have joined Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They were in Washington this week, meeting with the Connecticut legislative delegation on the issue…
March 16, 2013
Boulder sees hundreds turn out to exercise gun rights, or protest
We come today as people of peace, people of compassion and faith, seeking ways to end gun violence. We affirm that peace begins with each of us, in our homes, on our streets, in our theaters, in our schools and…
March 16, 2013
In Washington, Ohio Moms Push for Gun Control
By Jessica Wehrman, The Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON — On the day after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a measure expanding background checks to private gun sales, three Columbus-area moms came to Washington to…
March 16, 2013
Moms, Now 80 Chapters and 80,000 Members, Make the Case for Gun Control
Members of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America protest outside the Indiana State House on March 9. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star) Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, founded in December, now has 80 chapters…
March 15, 2013
Hoosier moms lobby for gun control legislation on Capitol Hill
By Tanya Spencer, theindychannel.com INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana woman who founded a gun control movement was in Washington with other Hoosier women on Wednesday to rally for gun control legislation. Shannon Watts.Zionsville mom…
March 14, 2013
OFFICIAL STATEMENT — Senate Judiciary Committee passes Assault Weapons Ban
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America “On behalf of all American mothers, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America applauds the passage of the Assault Weapons Ban in the Senate Judiciary Committee today, the 3-month anniversary of…
March 13, 2013
Moms Take The Hill: Mountain View Mom Pushes for Tougher Gun Control Laws
Several members of the Bay Area contingent of Moms Demand Action flew together to D.C. from SFO. Here are Amanda Mortimer of Ross, Sarit Schube of Palo Alto, Sara Smirin of Los Altos, Christine Tachner of Mountain View, Hilary Weisfeld…
March 12, 2013
Clinton Hill Dad to Discuss Gun Control in D.C. Wednesday
In a country where eight children are shot and killed every day, it is imperative that Congressional representatives hear directly and frequently from American mothers. — Shannon Watts, Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
March 12, 2013
Local Philadelphia mothers rally for gun control laws
A group of 30 area mothers will travel to Washington, DC., on Wednesday to lobby for “common-sense gun laws” as part of an event organized by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. About 200 mothers from over…
March 12, 2013
Michigan women lobbying Congress on gun legislation
By STEVE CARMODY, michiganradio.org Several Michigan women are on their way to Washington D.C. to lobby members of Congress for stricter national gun laws. They’ll be part of a major lobbying effort on Wednesday, March…
March 12, 2013
Montclair, New Jersey Moms ‘Take the Hill Day’ in Washington, D.C. on March 13
By Donna Henschel, nj.com Over 200 moms from more than 30 states will travel to Washington, DC, on Wed., March 13, 2013 to participate in ”Moms Take the Hill”, a grassroots event organized by Moms…
March 12, 2013
Moms Take the Hill Day™
We are from diverse backgrounds and professions, and from different parts of the country … we are busy with children, families and work, but urgency of this issue has prompted us to travel at our own expense to the Capitol…
March 11, 2013
Bay Area moms take gun control message to Washington
(watch video content) From KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA Nearly a dozen Bay Area moms will take their gun control message to Washington D.C. next Wednesday. The group “Moms Take the Hill”…
March 10, 2013
Indiana Statehouse site of dueling protests over gun rights
(Mobile: click for video link) By Michael Boren, indystar.com A group fighting for gun control and another fighting for gun rights protested on two sides of the Indiana Statehouse Saturday morning.
March 10, 2013
After Losing Stepson in Gun Death, Illinois Business Owner Donates to Gun Safety Group
Genetta Jackson, owner of King’s Kloset in Oak Park, will donate 30 percent of proceeds from this Sunday to the gun safety advocacy group Moms Demand Action.
March 10, 2013
Gun control moms shed their fear, find their political voice
The gun control advocates’ passion and willingness to personally step up and make a difference puts them in the same camp as historic social movements, like the fight for civil rights. — Todd Gitlin, journalism and sociology professor.
March 9, 2013
Mid-Michigan moms urge U.S. Rep Tim Walberg to support gun safety background checks for all buyers
This poll confirms that most of our neighbors want laws changed to require a background check for all gun sales. Local families will feel safer if Congress passes universal background checks — Dr. Linda Brundage, Mid-Michigan Chapter,…
March 9, 2013
Video: Lafayette, Indiana moms square off over gun control Statehouse rally today; advocates forming local group
Written by Jessica Contrera, jconline.com “It broke me.” “It was the tipping point.” “It ripped me to the core.” These are all statements made by Greater Lafayette moms about their reactions to the Sandy…
March 9, 2013
Guns! Guns! Guns! Thousands Sign Petition to Stop Pro-Gun Publicity Stunt Bills: “Get Serious Or Go Home”
Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action delivering firearm petition: Resa Dudley, Wanda Thompson, Taunia Adams, Rylee Hirschvogel, Rep. Stacey Newman and Charmaine Owens. By Sam Levin, riverfronttimes.com Republican Representative Mike Leara wants to…
March 7, 2013
Parents need to stand up to NRA
Concerned citizens just need to stand up and show our politicians what it looks like to not cower to the NRA bully. — Carin Gordon, Walla Walla, WA Letter To The Editor Union-Bulletin…
March 7, 2013
NY Mom Makes Her Voice Heard On Gun Safety And Challenges You To Do The Same
(watch video content) by Off The Sidelines | March 07, 2013 The sheer horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings last year served as a real wake up call for so…
Did you know
Black Americans represent the majority of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide.
