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Statement

MomsRising on the #NoBillNoBreak Historic Sit-In in Congress for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures

June 23, 2016
Gun Control, Maternal Health

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

Statement from Kristin-Rowe Finkbeiner, CEO and executive director of MomsRising, on last night’s #NoBillNoBreak sit-in in the US House of Representatives
“Last night, moms and their families across America cheered on the House Democrats as they staged a historic sit-in to urge a vote on common-sense gun safety measures. Over the past several years moms have sent in over 100,000 letters, made calls, visited leaders, shared their stories with gun violence, held events, and so much more. With an epidemic of gun deaths - more than 33,000 Americans are injured or killed by guns each year - now is not the time for business as usual.  
 
“Moms and their families demand Congress take swift action to make tragedies like the Orlando massacre less likely in the future and to make Americans safer - including moving forward background checks for gun purchases, a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and funding for CDC research into gun violence. These ideas, with the overwhelming support of the American people, are necessary to make our country safer. The well-being of our families, our friends and our communities depend on it.”
 

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.