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Statement

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising on the Mass Shooting in San Bernadino

December 3, 2015
Gun Control

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

“Our Hearts Are Breaking and We Are More Determined Than Ever to See Common Sense Gun Laws.”
“Yesterday’s shooting in San Bernadino brought the number of mass shootings in the United States to 355 in just one year. This has to end.
 
“MomsRising is an organization of more than a million moms, dads and others, and we are dedicated to the health and safety of our nation’s families. Today, our thoughts are with the victims and survivors of the shooting in San Bernardino, and their families. Our hearts go out to the many people and caregivers who work at the Inland Regional Center, a facility that serves people with developmental disabilities, and to the first responders, the community, and our nation.
 
“But, even as we grieve, we know that we must act to stem the tide of gun violence in our country. Our hearts are breaking, and we are more determined than ever to see common sense gun laws. Once again, we are calling on our nation’s lawmakers to prioritize the lives, health and well-being of families over the financial interests of the gun lobby.
 
“We join the President in calling on Congress to pass into law basic common-sense gun safety laws that will protect our children, our families, and our communities: criminal background checks for all gun purchases, including at gun shows and on the Internet; a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; and a federal anti-gun-trafficking statute with real penalties to crack down on straw purchases.
 
“The lives of our families hang in the balance. It is time to take action to end gun violence once and for all.”
 

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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.