Last night, we heard from gun violence survivors and leaders in the movement.
@KamalaHarris has made it clear that our safety is a top priority—not just with words but with action.
It’s time to get to work and win this election. #DNC
Thank you for your inspiring words at #GSU2024, your compassion for survivors of gun violence, and for leading the strongest gun safety administration in US history, President Biden.
On this day eight years ago, 49 people were shot and killed and more than 50 others were wounded at Pulse, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by a man armed with a Sig Sauer assault-style rifle and high capacity magazines. Most of the victims were both Latinx and members of the LGBTQ+ community. It is the second deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Join us and #RememberPulse by taking action to #EndGunViolence in America.
Gun extremists in Congress are attacking a critical rule proposed by ATF. I'm urging my lawmakers to protect this rule to keep our communities safe from gun violence. Send your message >> https://t.co/smawP3ExDo @Everytown@MomsDemand#scpol
Abbey Clements sang to her second-grade students in an effort to drown out the sound of gunfire as a gunman took the lives of 20 first graders and six of her colleagues at Sandy Hook School in 2012.
In the aftermath of this horrific shooting that shook the nation, Abbey found community with other survivors of gun violence and became an outspoken advocate for gun safety with the Everytown Survivor Network and her state chapter of Moms Demand Action.
As a gun safety activist, Abbey soon recognized that educators were underrepresented in the movement and their voices were not being included in the conversation about how to address gun violence in their schools and communities. That’s why, two years ago, Abbey, along with two other teachers and activists, founded Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence (@teachersunify).
“For too long, the educator perspective has essentially been missing from policy and safety discussions—we want to change that,” said Abbey. “We need people in power to understand how gun violence affects teachers and school staff and their responsibilities, first and foremost, as caregivers.”
This #GVSurvivorsWeek, honor Abbey and all educators who work tirelessly to keep our children safe by sharing her story: https://t.co/dkDol774kd
I am a Survivor of the gun violence epidemic in the US. As National Survivors’ Week ends; I have something to say!: Women impacted by gun violence want to make one thing clear: ‘We don’t have to live like this!’ @MomsDemand@Everytown#SCPol
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National Gun Violence Survivors Week, 1/22 - 1/26
This is my story.
As a @Everytown Surrogate Speaker, Veteran Advisory Council & Sr Survivor Fellow. My Mom & Niece Sandy were Taken. This is the face of America's gun violence crisis! @MomsDemand#SCPol#GVSW#GVSurvivorsWeek
By early February each year, more people are killed by gun violence in the US than in an entire year in our peer nations
I'm sharing Latanya Black's story of her daughter, Nia, to highlight the devastating impact.
#GVSurvivorsWeek@Everytown
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Nearly 200 of our volunteers and other gun safety advocates gathered at the South Carolina statehouse today to call for stronger gun laws and to push back against a dangerous bill that would allow people to carry loaded handguns in public without a background check or safety training.
We will be there whenever the gun lobby attempts to dismantle lifesaving gun safety laws. Text READY to 644-33 to join us in your state. #MomsAreEverywhere #SCPol