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August 21, 2013

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America to Hold First “Skip Starbucks Saturday” This Weekend

As part of an on-going campaign to pressure Starbucks to ban guns from stores nationwide, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will sponsor “Skip Starbucks Saturday” this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The day is in reaction to…
August 20, 2013

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America Reacts to Shots Fired at McNair Elementary School in Georgia

Our hearts go out to the families, teachers, and administrators terrorized by the threat of gun violence today at McNair Elementary. We are devastated that, once again, a gunman with an assault weapon chose an elementary school as…
August 17, 2013

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 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…

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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Hawaiʻi State Senator Chris Lee (left), Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (middle), and Hawaiʻi State Representative Scot Matayoshi (right) at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu, HI on Feb. 8, 2023.
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Rudy Espinoza, the emceee and a volunteer with the Calif. chapter of Moms Demand Action, speaks during the 10th anniversary event of Moms Demand Action in Sacramento, Calif. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, Everytown for Gun Safety
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