Category: Gun Control

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Call to Action: Advocate for Gun Safety Laws in PA

Four gun safety laws passed the PA House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, April 26. Now we need to build on this momentum to pass the strongest gun safety package in Pennsylvania in decades. Here’s what’s on the table:

  • Requiring that guns be stored safely in the home to prevent school shootings, youth suicides, and unintentional shootings (HB 731)
  • Requiring that lost and stolen firearms be reported to cut the number of illegal guns fueling violence in our communities (HB 338)
     
  • Creating Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) to prevent firearm suicides, mass shootings, and domestic violence homicides (HB 1018)
     
  • Enacting universal background checks to stop weapons of war from getting into the wrong hands (HB 714)

Urge your state representative to vote yes on this historic package of bills.

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Mass Shootings in the US, year to date (Apr 10)

Incident IDIncident DateStateCity Or CountyAddress# Killed# InjuredOperations
2568184April 10, 2023KentuckyLouisville333 E Main St49N/A
2568150April 9, 2023FloridaOrlando5344 Lescot Ln32N/A
2567299April 8, 2023TexasHouston250 Uvalde Road04N/A
2566705April 7, 2023South CarolinaIsle Of Palms1140 Ocean Blvd06N/A
2566449April 7, 2023LouisianaNew OrleansI-10 and Read Blvd04N/A
2566162April 6, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia3700 block of N Carlisle St04N/A
2565404April 5, 2023VirginiaVirginia Beach700 block of Lake Edward Dr04N/A
2564607April 4, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia3400 block of Rorer St14N/A
2564328April 3, 2023TennesseeJackson1600 block of Hollywood Dr04N/A
2564074April 3, 2023GeorgiaAtlanta2479 Abner Terrace NW13N/A
2564105April 3, 2023ColoradoPueblo1000 block of E 11th St13N/A
2562882April 2, 2023District of ColumbiaWashington2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE04N/A
2562631April 2, 2023CaliforniaMoreno Valley24700 block of Sunnymead Blvd04N/A
2563072April 2, 2023North CarolinaFayetteville5044 Yadkin Rd14N/A
2562492April 1, 2023MarylandBaltimore3205 Woodring Ave31N/A
2559838March 29, 2023TennesseeMemphis6980 Winchester Rd25N/A
2555459March 27, 2023TennesseeNashville33 Burton Hills Blvd70N/A
2555326March 27, 2023WisconsinMilwaukee7225 N 76th St05N/A
2554779March 26, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia1900 block of N 19th St22N/A
2555309March 26, 2023MinnesotaMinneapolis5601 Brooklyn Blvd06N/A
2555301March 26, 2023ArkansasLittle Rock3002 Washington St25N/A
2555123March 26, 2023LouisianaMinden801 Harris St04N/A
2553878March 25, 2023IllinoisMacomb533 N Johnson St110N/A
2553829March 25, 2023LouisianaShreveport200 block of Texas St15N/A
2554912March 25, 2023New YorkHempsteadSpencer Pl and Jerusalem Ave04N/A
2555579March 25, 2023North CarolinaWilliamstonW Pine St05N/A
2553843March 24, 2023LouisianaShreveport1800 block of Logan St08N/A
2552552March 23, 2023MarylandBaltimore2801 Edmondson Ave15N/A
2551596March 21, 2023New JerseyTrenton45 N Stockton St04N/A
2551678March 21, 2023South CarolinaSumter190 Whitetail Cir50N/A
2550749March 20, 2023WisconsinMilwaukeeN 14th St and W Concordia Ave15N/A
2548773March 18, 2023OhioColumbus1570 S. High St24N/A
2549452March 18, 2023IllinoisChicago2425 E 72nd St04N/A
2549324March 18, 2023TexasDallasGannon Ln and S Westmoreland Rd04N/A
2546495March 15, 2023OregonPortland7900 NE 82nd Ave22N/A
2545871March 14, 2023AlabamaBirmingham8400 block of 8th Ave S40N/A
2545631March 13, 2023TexasLubbock9103 Ave P13N/A
2544817March 12, 2023TexasDallas3626 Villaverde Ave40N/A
2543748March 11, 2023New YorkBrooklynE 45th St and Snyder Ave13N/A
2544920March 11, 2023WashingtonVancouver6701 E Mill Plain Blvd13N/A
2543201March 10, 2023FloridaHialeah14811 NW 87th Ct50N/A
2541580March 7, 2023TennesseeMemphis2100 block of Labelle St04N/A
2541937March 7, 2023ArkansasPine Bluff2611 W 34th St22N/A
2539814March 6, 2023CaliforniaSacramento2200 block of Rogue River Dr31N/A
2540078March 6, 2023TennesseeMemphis176 Hillview Ave31N/A
2539582March 5, 2023IllinoisBolingbrook123 Lee Lane31N/A
2539165March 5, 2023MarylandCapitol Heights1200 block of Elfin Ave04N/A
2539515March 5, 2023FloridaLake CityNW Alma Ave04N/A
2539065March 5, 2023LouisianaShreveport4725 Greenwood Rd04N/A
2539082March 4, 2023CaliforniaLos AngelesE 76th Place and S Main St04N/A
2539196March 4, 2023GeorgiaDouglasville3377 Talkeetna Rd27N/A
2539531March 4, 2023MissouriCape Girardeau15 N Main St05N/A
2538963March 4, 2023CaliforniaSan PedroPaseo Del Mar and Graysby Ave05N/A
2536665March 1, 2023FloridaCocoa4075 Alan Shepard Ave40N/A
2534995February 27, 2023OhioNew Richmond1195 Riebel Ridge41N/A
2534810February 27, 2023TennesseeMemphisW Essex Ave and Arkansas St23N/A
2534613February 26, 2023FloridaPompano Beach401 NW 27th Ave22N/A
2534097February 26, 2023MichiganDetroit10300 block of Greensboro St22N/A
2534174February 26, 2023TennesseeMemphis4675 S 3rd St14N/A
2533625February 25, 2023MinnesotaSaint Paul500 Dale St N23N/A
2534393February 25, 2023IllinoisMachesney Park1001 West Lane Rd04N/A
2533920February 24, 2023LouisianaAbbeville1616 Veterans Memorial Dr04N/A
2532658February 23, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia2003-05 N 31st St07N/A
2531512February 22, 2023FloridaOrlando6100 block of Hialeah St32N/A
2531078February 21, 2023ColoradoColorado Springs3945 Palmer Park Blvd05N/A
2529381February 19, 2023IllinoisChicagoI-57 and W 111th St33N/A
2528691February 19, 2023IndianaIndianapolis8005 42nd St04N/A
2528713February 19, 2023TennesseeMemphis1482 E Shelby Dr110N/A
2529243February 19, 2023LouisianaNew OrleansSt Charles Ave and Terpsichore St14N/A
2528774February 18, 2023MissouriSaint Louis410 N Tucker Blvd04N/A
2528239February 18, 2023South CarolinaLoris3450 East SC 9 Business04N/A
2528505February 18, 2023GeorgiaColumbus3048 Victory Dr31N/A
2527517February 17, 2023MississippiColdwater3196 Arkabutla Dam Road60N/A
2528066February 17, 2023GeorgiaColumbus4499 Warm Springs Rd Connector09N/A
2527234February 15, 2023MarylandBaltimore1400 block of E Fayette St04N/A
2526362February 15, 2023TexasEl Paso8401 Gateway Blvd W14N/A
2525382February 14, 2023PennsylvaniaPittsburgh1101 N Murtland St04N/A
2525634February 14, 2023New YorkBuffaloCrossman Ave and Heminway St05N/A
2525591February 13, 2023New JerseyPaterson50 block of 12th Ave04N/A
2524577February 13, 2023MichiganEast Lansing509 E Circle Dr45N/A
2523928February 12, 2023MississippiLouisville309 E John C Stennis Dr15N/A
2522649February 10, 2023New YorkBrooklyn3222 Mermaid Ave04N/A
2522557February 10, 2023New YorkBronx631 E Tremont Ave22N/A
2521084February 8, 2023North CarolinaLaurinburgMarcellus St04N/A
2521112February 8, 2023LouisianaNew OrleansBullard Ave and Chef Menteur Hwy24N/A
2521423February 8, 2023North CarolinaElizabeth City1000 block of Walker Ave04N/A
2518860February 6, 2023TexasCorpus Christi2700 block of Persimmon St14N/A
2518456February 5, 2023ArkansasNewport400 block of Clay St14N/A
2518292February 5, 2023CaliforniaStockton1300 block of W Fremont St13N/A
2518344February 5, 2023ArizonaTucson4000 block of E Agate Knoll Dr13N/A
2518281February 5, 2023ColoradoPeyton12252 Point Reyes Dr23N/A
2517797February 4, 2023TexasHuntsville1505 19th St22N/A
2516494February 1, 2023CaliforniaLos Angeles711 E. 108 St05N/A
2516309February 1, 2023TexasTexas City8601 Emmett F Lowry Expy04N/A
2514902January 31, 2023North CarolinaDurham4100 block of Sudbury Rd22N/A
2514564January 30, 2023FloridaLakeland923 N Iowa Ave011N/A
2514220January 30, 2023TexasDallas5800 block of Bonnie View Rd14N/A
2513512January 29, 2023OhioColumbus1680 Karl Ct13N/A
2513575January 29, 2023North CarolinaGreensboro6400 W Market St16N/A
2513517January 28, 2023South CarolinaAndrewsBirch Creek Rd22N/A
2513496January 28, 2023TexasAustin12636 Research Blvd23N/A
2513044January 28, 2023CaliforniaBeverly Hills2799 Ellison Dr32N/A
2513527January 28, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaKnorr St and Loretto Ave04N/A
2512985January 27, 2023CaliforniaSan Diego62nd St and Akins Ave13N/A
2512343January 26, 2023New JerseyNewark1079 Broad St14N/A
2512617January 26, 2023PennsylvaniaLancaster525 N Franklin St04N/A
2510365January 24, 2023North CarolinaRed Springs100 block of Samuel Williams Dr31N/A
2509362January 23, 2023IllinoisChicago2909 E 78th St23N/A
2510063January 23, 2023CaliforniaOakland5910 MacArthur Blvd14N/A
2509663January 23, 2023CaliforniaHalf Moon Bay12761 San Mateo Rd71N/A
2508370January 22, 2023LouisianaBaton Rouge4619 Bennington Ave012N/A
2508683January 22, 2023MississippiRobinsonville (Tunica Resorts)1010 Casino Center Dr04N/A
2508522January 22, 2023LouisianaShreveport1600 Sugar Ln17N/A
2507836January 21, 2023CaliforniaMonterey Park122 W Garvey Ave129N/A
2504645January 17, 2023TexasHouston6729 Lockwood Dr04N/A
2503345January 16, 2023CaliforniaGoshenHarvest Ave and Rd 6860N/A
2503245January 16, 2023FloridaSanfordRinehart Rd and Co Rd 46A15N/A
2503649January 16, 2023FloridaFort PierceAvenue M and N 13th St17N/A
2503058January 15, 2023IllinoisRockford2311 23rd St32N/A
2502680January 15, 2023TexasHouston5121 FM 1960 Rd W14N/A
2503178January 15, 2023FloridaHomestead700 block of SW Sixth St13N/A
2503197January 15, 2023ArizonaPhoenixS 46th Pl and E Broadway Rd04N/A
2502550January 14, 2023MissouriSaint Louis (Moline Acres)Berwyn Dr and Lanier Dr04N/A
2501869January 13, 2023OhioCleveland3719 Mack Ct41N/A
2499119January 9, 2023MinnesotaMinneapolis2218 E Lake St04N/A
2499381January 9, 2023PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia3300 block of Guilford St31N/A
2498792January 9, 2023ColoradoDenver18th St and Blake St04N/A
2498013January 8, 2023MinnesotaMinneapolis930 Hennepin Ave04N/A
2499425January 8, 2023GeorgiaAlbany1021 S McKinley St04N/A
2497502January 7, 2023North CarolinaHigh Point2734 Mossy Meadow Dr50N/A
2497948January 7, 2023AlabamaHuntsville2817 Hwy 72 E29N/A
2496714January 6, 2023TexasDallas8544 Lazy Acres Cir32N/A
2497164January 6, 2023CaliforniaSan Francisco600 block of Valencia St13N/A
2496431January 5, 2023LouisianaNew OrleansSt Andrew St and Rev John Raphael Jr Way23N/A
2496391January 5, 2023FloridaMiami Gardens17647 NW 27th Ave010N/A
2495648January 4, 2023UtahCedar City (Enoch)4923 N Albert Dr80N/A
2494934January 4, 2023MarylandBaltimore4408 Edmondson Ave14N/A
2495059January 4, 2023VirginiaDumfries17900 block of Milroy Dr14N/A
2494254January 3, 2023District of ColumbiaWashington6200 block of Georgia Ave NW13N/A
2494425January 3, 2023LouisianaNew Orleans2600 block of S. Rocheblave St05N/A
2492448January 1, 2023FloridaOcala1600 block of SW 5th St24N/A
2492601January 1, 2023IllinoisChicago300 block of E 57th St13N/A
2497601January 1, 2023FloridaMiami GardensNW 171st St and NW 30th Ave09N/A
2492611January 1, 2023North CarolinaDurham1000 N Miami Blvd05N/A
2493102January 1, 2023PennsylvaniaAllentown1140 E Clair St04N/A
2492314January 1, 2023OhioColumbus2830 Johnstown Rd14N/A

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

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Supreme Court Votes for Gun Lobby!

The Supreme Court just ruled 6-3 in favor of the gun lobby in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, an extreme and dangerous expansion of the second amendment that elevates the right to carry guns over every other right. This ruling reverses critical gun safety legislation in New York and will cause similar gun safety laws in seven other states to fall as well. Americans will die as a result of this decision.

The Supreme Court had a chance to prove that our lives are worth the full protection of the law but, instead, they became yet another corrupt institution that values guns over the American people. 

Thousands of us marched across 450+ cities in the world to let our elected officials know that we’re done waiting for action. As a result, a bipartisan gun reform package was announced ONE day later. This is proof that organizing works. 

We won’t let this Supreme Court decision roll back our wins that easily. Local March For Our Lives organizers and community members will rally outside of federal courthouses across the country to protest the overt political corruption that led to this decision. If you’d like to learn more and take action, join us for an urgent mass call tonight. TAKE ACTION

By overturning New York’s common sense gun law on concealed carry, the Court is stripping states of the ability to protect their citizens from gun violence. This is not about responsible gun ownership, but universal gun ownership. We have seen what happens when states do not act to limit carrying guns in public spaces. We must fight now more than ever for our right to not be shot. 

Join our mass call tonight to discuss next steps as a movement and in our advocacy work. TAKE ACTION

Onward, Judicial Advocacy Team
March For Our Lives
 
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 Your 3 weekly to-dos 

  1. Click here to call your senators and demand that they support Sen. Murphy’s gun safety package. While working to dismantle the Republican Party that has enabled these tragedies, we need to put as much work into preventing them from happening again as possible. Sen. Murphy’s gun safety policy is a step in the right direction towards true reform. Make sure your senators know you support it while reminding them that there’s further to go. 
  2. Sign up for our Give No Ground program. Right-wing extremist violence is a Republican problem. They stoke the embers. They cater to the perpetrators. They write policies to enable further violence. We need to go all-in on making sure we defend our democracy from MAGA radicals this November. Whether it’s blocking gun reforms, gutting Roe v. Wade, or attacking LGBTQ+ kids gun safety, Republicans will continue to try to roll us back in time. We need Democrats in place to lead us into the future.
  3. Click here to call your Republican representative and ask if they asked for a presidential pardon for January 6th. The attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was an unimaginable attack on our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. And, thanks to the hearings happening right now, we know that Republican members of our government were actively involved in this attack, and did everything in their power to get away with it. We need to know who they are. We must know who exactly attacked our Capitol, and we must hold them accountable. Call your Republican representative and demand they tell you if they asked for a pardon today!
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Message from Houston

Hello Indivisiblings,

Greetings from Indivisible Houston! We are proud to be in the fight with all of you, and to disrupt this week’s Indivisible newsletter… though not as proud as we were to disrupt Ted Cruz’s evening last week when our board member Benjamin Hernandez took him on over his callous and deadly opposition to gun reform during dinner at a fancy sushi spot following the NRA Convention.


If you are wondering how we did it, we are happy to share it, and will be running a livestream workshop tonight, June 2, at 6pm Central Time titled “Challenge Them” on how to hold extremist MAGA politicians accountable on the spot. Bring your questions; unlike Ted Cruz, we will be happy to answer them.

Since sharing that video with the world, we have seen people across six continents express their gratitude and support. More importantly, more people than ever have expressed just how ready they are to take action when they see their own MAGA politicians, many of whom are so afraid of taking questions from constituents that they have disappeared from the public.

Yet the truth is that while confronting Cruz was the most seen part of our week, we have been proud to work with many groups such as Black Lives Matter Houston, March for Our Lives Houston, Moms Demand Action’s Texas chapter, Everytown, FIEL, and others as May drew to a close to support a counter rally right in front of the NRA Convention. Our numbers dwarfed the attendance of the blood merchants across the street. We also dogged the convention in advance of doors opening, and removed an agitator ourselves when local law enforcement failed to do so. In other words, we have been busy. Very busy.

But it’s necessary. Now is the time to stand up to the NRA and call out politicians such as Cruz, Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and John Cornyn for taking NRA blood money. Those murdered in Uvalde, Buffalo, and the many other devastating mass shootings that have taken place since Columbine are on the hands of these politicians. The solutions they offer are nonsense; the solutions we all stand for are supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans.

Here’s how we’ll do it: first, join us for tonight’s training, and learn how to get into good trouble and challenge your reps on camera for the world to see. Then, take to the street with activists across the country on Saturday, June 11 for a national day of action to end gun violence. Click here to find your nearest event now, and invite friends, family and neighbors to march with us. And if you are in Houston, we hope to see you at the March for Our Lives Houston as part of a national day of action calling for gun reform Saturday, June 11, from 10am-1pm at Tranquility Park located at 400 Rusk in Downtown Houston.

Solidarity,
The Indivisible Houston Leadership Team
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Urgent!

DEVELOPING:
PA LAWMAKERS RUSHING GUN-LOBBY BACKED BILL THROUGH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, VOTE EXPECTED *TOMORROW*

TELL YOUR STATE REP. MARGO DAVIDSON TO OPPOSE HB 1747!

SEND MY MESSAGE

We need you to take action right away:

Pennsylvania lawmakers are quickly forcing through a reckless new gun bill that would repeal the ban of open carry of firearms by people without a carry permit during a state of emergency. HB 1747 would also prevent the governor from restricting or limiting the sale, dispensing, or transportation of firearms.

This bill is backed by the gun lobby and would weaken common-sense gun safety laws that were passed to keep Pennsylvanians safe—and the next vote is expected TOMORROW.

Send a message telling your PA State Rep. Margo Davidson to vote NO on HB 1747 >>

SEND MY MESSAGE

Thanks for taking action!

PA Advocacy Team
Everytown for Gun Safety

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National Gun Violence Awareness Day

Today, June 5, is National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the start of Wear Orange Weekend, when we honor all victims and survivors of gun violence.

Please make sure you’ve read this powerful message from Nate and Cleopatra Pendleton and Wear Orange today. We need you in this fight now more than ever to end America’s gun violence crisis and take on the deadly mix of guns, white supremacy, and racism that persists in our country.

Thank you for being a part of this movement,

Everytown Support Fund

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Save the date: #WearOrange

Stephen— Save the date: Friday, June 5, 2020 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. And we’ll all be wearing orange.

In 2013, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed in Chicago. After her death, her friends and family wore orange to honor Hadiya and the hundreds of Americans killed and wounded by gun violence every day. Every year since then, to coincide with Hadiya’s birthday on June 2, we’ve worked to continue their efforts by wearing orange on the first Friday of June and the entirety of that weekend.

So, on June 5th we’ll #WearOrange to draw our nation’s attention to gun violence. Save the date on your calendar and join us to raise awareness for gun violence and Wear Orange on Friday, June 5th and through Wear Orange Weekend.

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This will get Wear Orange added to your personal calendar for June 5th!

Stephen—we know that even during the COVID-19 pandemic, gun violence is impacting communities across the country. And that’s why we’re still doing everything we can to make #WearOrange as impactful as possible. We’re organizing virtual Wear Orange events with community partners, so that Moms Demand Action volunteers, Students Demand Action volunteers, survivors of gun violence, and all people in America can come together in this movement. We’ll still be wearing plenty of orange, and we’ll still be connecting with one another to end the nation’s gun violence crisis. We hope you’ll join us.

Thank you for being a part of this movement.

Wear Orange 2020

P.S. You’ll find over 100 virtual events on our website with more added every day, including a national Students Demand Action virtual event. We’ll be in touch soon with more details.

Wear Orange June 5th

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Gun Violence, yet again!

Indivisible writes:

While we were writing this email this morning, we got the news of the shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita, California. There have been 365 mass shootings in the first 318 days of 2019, and this is the 38th shooting at an American elementary or secondary school this year with a death or injury (Gun Violence Archive). 

It is more important than ever that we send progressive champions to Congress who are willing to stand up to Republicans’ gutless inaction. And, it makes the conversation about endorsements and who we choose to represent us even more important. To take action, use our resource on how to talk to your member of Congress about gun violence. 

Sending our love to California

Indivisible
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Another mass shooting?

From the Sanders organization:

Yesterday afternoon, we watched in horror as we learned that a young man fueled by racism and xenophobia shot and killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

Then, this morning, we woke up to the news that it happened again. Another mass shooting. This one at a bar in Dayton, Ohio shortly after 1 am. Nine more dead and more than two dozen injured.

All in less than 24 hours.

There may be division in communities across the country on a number of important issues, but when it comes to the issue of gun violence prevention there is none:

Democrats, Republicans, Independents and even gun owners agree, ENOUGH is ENOUGH, it is time to stand up to the NRA and take action to make our communities safer from gun violence.

Just now, Gabby Giffords called on Senator Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back from August recess immediately to address this issue, and I agree. He should. Now I want you to add your name, and to take action to support Gabby and her organization:

Sign my petition: tell Senator Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back from August recess and to debate and vote on legislation that will make our communities safer from gun violence.

The days of the NRA controlling Congress and writing our gun laws must end.

My colleagues know that there is action we can take to stem this slaughter. And we know this because ours is the only major country on Earth with this level of gun violence.

We can do it this week. We can take steps that we know will make us safer.

And we should.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

Sign Bernie’s petition: tell Senator Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back from August recess and to debate and vote on legislation that will make our communities safer from gun violence.

ADD YOUR NAME