Joan Peterson lives in Duluth, Minnesota and has been involved in the issue of gun violence prevention since the Million Mom March in 2000. Joan lost a sister in a domestic shooting 20 years ago and is working to strengthen gun laws and educate people about the causes and effects of gun violence through blogging and her involvement in organizations working on the issue. Joan is Co-President of the Northland Brady Campaign chapter, Board Chair of Protect Minnesota (an organization working to end gun violence) and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Brady Campaign. She is also a Board member of Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, nationally and internationally known for the "Duluth Model" as a coordinated community response to domestic abuse.Joan is blogging at www.commongunsense.com.