Salli Garrigan🟧

Proud Colorado native. Humbled as a Mom. Recovering Musical Theater performer. Common sense GVP advocate. @Everytown Survivor Fellow 2019.

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

Columbine survivor and Moms Demand Action volunteer @sallimelfi on what gives her hope, 25 years after Columbine: “There’s this whole grassroots gun violence prevention army now ready to make change... ready to keep fighting.” https://t.co/NU85sTBS8e

[Everytown @Everytown]

"It’s a lifelong grief—and you’ll be grieving in different ways, even 25 years later." - @sallimelfi

25 years ago, 12 students and one teacher were shot and killed, and 21 others were wounded, at Columbine High School. Six survivors share their stories:
https://t.co/muPwIlONmh

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

NEW YORK CITY: Prepare for air qualities WORSE than yesterday.

Likely in the code red to code purple category.

A wall of dense wildfire smoke will arrive by noon.

— Visibilities below 3 miles
— You’ll taste the smoke
— Your eyes will sting

EVERYONE should avoid the outdoors.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

With $40 million poured in by the creators of “South Park,” the refurbished Casa Bonita is reopening with the same 1970s vibe and drastically improved food. The Colorado restaurant went bankrupt during the pandemic but was rescued by the new owners. https://t.co/ZBW1DmwUZC

[Empire State Building Observation Deck @EmpireStateBldg]

Tonight we join @Everytown with orange lights for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

📷: lu(.)qihong/IG

[Jason Selvig @jasonselvig]

“Guns don’t kill people. Rainbow clothes at Target kill people.”

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

HUGE: After @MomsDemand volunteers and survivors - including families from Uvalde - showed up today at the statehouse, a *bipartisan* group of lawmakers voted to move legislation that would raise the age to purchase an assault weapon from 18 to 21. #txlege

[Jennifer Herrera @JenniferVotes]

It’s easy to demand video and images when it’s not your loved ones. Don’t share or watch the video. Instead, call Congress. Vote. Knock on doors. Take action for meaningful reform. Commit to being part of the change and do the work. That is what will move the needle.

[Nicole Hollywood @BuzzNicki]

Until we address weapons of war in our communities we won't be able to keep our schools, churches, synagogues, theatres, malls, concerts, medical offices, food stores, & public gatherings safe.

Text RALLY to 644-33 to join @MomsDemand Mother's Day of Action

#AssaultWeaponsBan

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

WATCH: “…it wasn't mental health that killed these people, it was an automatic rifle. I'm a gun lover. I have guns. I'm a former police officer. I’m a former Army officer ... prayers won't bring these people back. We need action in our legislatures.”

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Gun laws seem to work in literally every other country in the world. We’re all well aware you don’t like that fact. What’s next? We keep dying until there are electoral consequences for Republicans who believe the Second Amendment is more sacred than second graders.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

You don’t need an AR-15 to hunt or protect your family.

You need an AR-15 if you want to kill as many people as possible in as short an amount of time as possible.

It’s the mass shooter’s best friend. They would be the people most affected by its ban.

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

BREAKING: A TX man w/AR-15 killed 5 people "execution style." Two female victims were killed lying on top of 2 surviving children. Three surviving kids were covered in blood.

All b/c they asked him to stop shooting while their baby slept.

This is GOP's "well regulated militia."

[Salli Garrigan🟧 @SalliMelfi]

Support a @momsdemand fundraiser buy pre-ordering a KEEP GOING bracelet handcrafted by mamas in India who are also working for the well-being of their children. Made by @threadsworldwide, a fair-trade social-impact company. #KeepGoing @Everytown

https://t.co/4RGafoiNBS

[Brady PAC @Brady_PAC]

What’s amazing about the Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon news is that there will still be nearly 10 mass shootings this week.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Gun violence is now the number one cause of death for children in our nation.

The solutions are clear: we must pass reasonable gun safety laws at the state and federal level.

[American Museum of Natural History @AMNH]

Who needs a blue check when you have a BLUE WHALE?

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

THEY DID IT!!! Washington @MomsDemand and @StudentsDemand volunteers just helped pass HB 1240, which prohibits the sale and manufacture of assault-style rifles, including semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines.

The bill is now headed to @GovInslee for his signature. 💪

[Patrick Garrigan @PatrickGarrigan]

Signs you’re in your 40s:
“@SalliMelfi come over here! It’s time for the @MeetThePress Data Download!”

[Mike Flynn @MFlynnGT]

I’ve never made a political social media post in my life, and I’m 100% comfortable posting this. It’s not political. I’m posting it because my wife is a teacher. And because we have 2 school-aged kids. And because I’m proud to work with @CoachBrentKey and call him a friend.