Posts tagged 2017
NAA, GVP ALLIES, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, & FAMILIES & ADVOCATES FROM 20 STATES DEMAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OPPOSE THE CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT OF 2017, “ARM ANYONE” BILL

A joint press conference will be held to implore the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, the “arm anyone” bill, the egregious NRA proposal that would effectively allow states with the weakest gun laws to supersede gun laws in states like Connecticut and California with the strongest gun laws in the nation.

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OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS FROM 200 FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA TO OPPOSE CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT OF 2017

We are a group of families and survivors directly impacted by all forms of gun violence in America. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a proposal that would make it legal for more dangerous and untrained people to carry loaded, hidden guns in more public places.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL ELECTED LEADERS IN AMERICA

On Monday, we woke up to the largest mass shooting in modern American history. This demands the greatest response in American history. First, we send thoughts and prayers to the families of those slain and injured.  We send thanks to the emergency, law enforcement, and medical personnel, who rushed to save lives. And we thank so many in Las Vegas who helped with blood donations, food, water and comfort to those affected by this horrifying tragedy.

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National Day of Action to Send #LoveToLasVegas and to #DemandAction to #EndGunViolence

Thoughts and prayers are not enough! Today is National Day of Action to send #LoveToLasVegas and to demand action to #EndGunViolence.  The House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Lewis and other House Democrats held a press event on the Capitol Building steps in Washington D.C. this morning. The national gun violence prevention coalition has organized vigils and events across the nation. We encourage you to attend these vigils and events to show your support for the families impacted by gun violence and to demand action for common sense gun violence prevention measures to #EndGunViolence.

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Hop on the Newtown Bus to D.C. for the 5th National Vigil

Once again, the Newtown Foundation and the Newtown Action Alliance (with support from Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown Survivor Network, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Organizing for Action, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, St Marks Episcopal Churchand Women's March on Washington) are planning a series of events in Washington D.C. in December leading up to the 5th anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy to honor of ALL victims of gun violence and survivors.

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Press ReleaseNAA2017
Newtown Action Alliance Statement on the Mass Shooting Incident at the Congressional Baseball Practice

This morning, gun violence touched the lives of Congressional members and their staff on a baseball field. According to the Gun Violence Archive, today’s tragic shooting is the 153rd mass shooting incident in the U.S. since January. Our thoughts and prayers are with the House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, congressional staffers and police officers who were shot this morning. We are hoping all will recover quickly from the gunshot wounds.

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OPEN LETTER TO ANDREW LACK, CHAIRMAN OF NBC NEWS AND MSNBC

We implore you to pull Megyn Kelly’s interview with Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on June 18th on Father’s Day. The brutal and fatal shootings of 20 children and six educators here in our neighborhood elementary school in Sandy Hook on December 14, 2012 are a matter of fact. It was one of the most devastating events in the history of Newtown and one of the worst school shootings in America. This tragic incident of gun violence shattered our hearts and devastated our community.

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NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE STRONGLY CONDEMNS HOUSE VOTE ON H.R. 1181 TO PUT GUNS IN THE HANDS OF VETERANS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR GUN SUICIDES

The 240 Congressional House members who approved H.R. 1181 yesterday voted to make America less safe. In February, the Republican majority in the House rushed to weaken the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by preventing the Social Security Administration (SSA) from providing a list of 75,000 SSA beneficiaries with severe mental illness to NICS.Then yesterday, the Republicans rushed a vote to wipe out 174,000 veterans and military service members who have been deemed “mentally incompetent” by the Veterans Administration (VA) Secretary from our background check system.

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NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE CONDEMNS SENATE FOR WEAKENING THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM ON GUN SALES

After the Sandy Hook shooting, we traveled to Washington D.C. numerous times with hundreds of heartbroken families directly impacted by gun violence. For the last four years, we implored Congress to take action to end gun violence in our nation. The majority of Republican Senators incessantly argued that guns do not play a role in gun violence. They repeatedly told us to focus on mental illness and the enforcement of existing gun laws to tackle gun violence. Regrettably, their words were only meaningless platitudes.

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NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE CONDEMNS SENATE GOP FOR CONFIRMING BETSY DEVOS WHO SUPPORTS GUNS IN SCHOOLS

It’s a sad day for all school children, educators, and parents in America. The majority of Republican members of the U.S. Senate confirmed an unqualified billionaire who supports the NRA’s “guns in schools” agenda. Betsy DeVos nor any of her children attended public schools and she is not an educator. She has not been forced to oversee lockdown drills for potential active shooting situations in classrooms. We will work vehemently to oppose the NRA’s efforts to put guns in our schools to protect our children.

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NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE STRONGLY CONDEMNS HOUSE VOTE TO REPEAL ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SALES

Newtown Action Alliance strongly condemns the House of Representatives’ passage of House Joint Resolution 40 (H.J.Res.40): Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which prohibits the Social Security Administration (SSA) from reporting information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

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