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How to drop off MomsRising's #GunSafety packet at your U.S. Representative's state office

June 27, 2016
Thank you for signing up to deliver MomsRising's "Welcome Home" gun safety packet to your member of Congress's in-district office. The packet includes a coloring page of the Statue of Liberty (crying because of gun violence) and a gun safety message with information and stories that help convey to...
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#MilitaryMonday: A Mom’s Reflection After Orlando

June 20, 2016
In the aftermath of Orlando, I share my thoughts, concerns, and questions with you about gun violence in America.
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MomsRising Slams Senate for Vote Against Gun Safety Measures

June 20, 2016
Statement from Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director and CEO of MomsRising.org , on the U.S. Senate’s failure today to pass common sense gun safety reform measures: "It's easy to think about giving up in times like these. But we can't. The current situation is simply not okay. More than 20,...
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Congress votes on gun violence Monday: Take action NOW!

June 17, 2016
After 15 hours of filibustering in the Senate, they are finally going to take a vote on gun violence prevention legislation. But we still need YOU to make sure your members of Congress vote the right way!
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Child Watch® Column: "Inaction Cannot Be An Option"

June 16, 2016
Inaction is not an option. In the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history we can and must do everything in our power to end this scourge of terror, hate and bullets that fly across our land killing and maiming and breaking hearts and traumatizing communities with ever increasing frequency.
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Chilling Words from My 15-Year-Old Son in Connecticut

June 16, 2016
By Pamela Deiter-Sands, Connecticut My son with the camera, always watching the world: he shows me things and tells me things that stop me in my tracks. He asked if I'd heard about the boy who texted his mother from the club in Orlando, "I love you mom." I started crying a little and said yes, I...
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#Enough

June 16, 2016
After the #filibuster: we moms have got to keep the pressure on. We've got to say #Enough. Gun violence IS preventable.
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Take action against military-style assault weapons!!

June 14, 2016
Orlando was a tragedy but it was preventable with specific Congressional action! Join me in writing our elected leaders and tell them to take action to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition.
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Statement from MomsRising on the Orlando Shooting

June 12, 2016
There are no words. We are heartbroken for the victims, their families, the city of Orlando, the LGBTQ+ community, and for our nation. Gun violence is never the answer. Today we mourn, tomorrow we rise for gun safety policies that bring real safety and real change. And we rise to stand against all...
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Tell Congress to act on #GunSafety #WearOrange

June 2, 2016
TODAY is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and MomsRising is joining the gun safety community in #WearingOrange to remember the countless lives lost and communities devastated by gun violence. Why orange? Because it’s the color of safety — what hunters wear to protect themselves from other...
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