Support No More Names: The Drive to Reduce Gun Violence

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jueseppi B.

 

By Jueseppi B.

 

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Support No More Names: The Drive to Reduce Gun Violence

 

No More Names – Newtown

 

Published on Jun 17, 2013

The No More Names bus tour launched in Newtown, CT on Friday, June 14th — the six month anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Learn more about the bus tour, and get involved at 
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A Fathers Day Message from Gilles Rousseau

 

Published on Jun 17, 2013

Today is Gilles Rousseau’s first Father’s Day since his daughter Lauren was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary where she was a substitute teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday, the No More Names bus tour left Newtown, CT to bring the personal stories of gun violence victims and survivors directly to the doorsteps of our elected leaders.

 

With your help, we can keep events like these going all summer long.

 

Please make a donation of $33 or more to help us keep the pressure on Congress.

 

Contributions to Mayors Against Illegal Guns Action Fund are not tax-deductible.

 

If you prefer, checks made out to Mayors Against Illegal Guns Action Fund may be mailed to:

 

Mayors Against Illegal Guns
909 Third Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022

 

 

The Launch of the No More Names Bus Tour. Today is the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown shooting—and still no action from Congress on gun violence. We gathered this morning in Newtown, CT to remember the 26 who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, as well as the 6,000 more who have been murdered since. Over the next 100 days we’re going to show members of Congress that we’re not backing down and we won’t forget.

The Launch of the No More Names Bus Tour.
Today is the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown shooting—and still no action from Congress on gun violence.
We gathered this morning in Newtown, CT to remember the 26 who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, as well as the 6,000 more who have been murdered since.
Over the next 100 days we’re going to show members of Congress that we’re not backing down and we won’t forget.

 

 

On Friday, the No More Names bus tour left Newtown, CT to bring the personal stories of gun violence victims and survivors directly to the doorsteps of our elected leaders.

 

Please watch a brief video we made of the launch event in Newtown, then donate $33 or more to keep the No More Names bus going to key states.

 

 

More than 250 people attended Friday’s launch in Newtown, and more than 30 press outlets covered the event.

 

Our goal is to visit 25 states over the next 100 days. We’ll be stopping in each state to read the names of more than 6,000 people who have been murdered with guns since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary.

 

At each stop on the tour we’ll confront members of Congress and make sure they know that every day they delay common sense gun reform, more names will be added to the thousands who’ve already been murdered with guns since Newtown.

 

But to keep the tour going and reach key states across the country, we need donations from supporters like you.

 

Your donation will go farther at the start of the tour — so please give $33 or more right now:


https://donate.demandaction.org/donate/NMN_Donation1/

 

Thanks for all you do,

 

Mark Glaze
Mayors Against Illegal Guns

 

P.S. — The No More Names bus tour won’t reach all 25 states without your support, Jueseppi. Please give $33 or more today.

 

 

25 States. 100 Days. Facebook Twitter Email Over the next 100 days, barring action from the President and Congress, more than 3,000 Americans will die from gun violence. Follow the tour and join the campaign to enact gun laws that will protect Americans from gun violence.

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How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since December 14th, 2012 When The Sandy Hook Elementary School In Newtown, Connecticut Was Rocked By The Massacre Of 26 Angels?

Answer: 5,160 Human Lives Have Been Erased From America In The 184 Days Since Newtown, Connecticut.

That’s Five Thousand, One Hundred & Sixty Lives In 184 Days.

 

 

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns: How We Will Pass Gun Reform

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jueseppi B.

 

By Jueseppi B.

 

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Leaders in Congress have committed to bringing background checks up for another vote. To win, there’s only one thing we need to do: Make sure key members of Congress can’t ignore the overwhelming majority of Americans demanding action.

 

That’s why we’re literally going to park on their front lawns.

 

City by city, we will read the names of all those who’ve been killed with guns since Newtown and hand deliver those names to Senate and House district offices.

 

We’re rolling the No More Names bus right up up to local Congressional offices all across the country — and if you step up right now and donate $33 or more, we can keep it going all summer long.

 

 

 

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Our grassroots organizing strategy here boils down to two key elements:

First: We take the fight to the local offices of our elected leaders and demand they take action to support background checks for all commercial gun sales. We’ve already got 175 co-sponsors for a background checks bill in the House, and Senate leaders have committed to bringing this vote back up. And now we’ve got a bus that’s ready to visit leaders all across the country. We’ll park in front of their home offices so they can’t ignore the 90% of Americans who support common-sense background checks for all gun sales.

 

Second: You. This is the critical part. You, and supporters like you, who want to get these laws passed are the only people who can make our strategy work.

 
I’ve seen a lot of these fights — we’ve won some and lost some. I’m ready to give this one everything I’ve got, but I know it all hangs in the balance with what you decide to do right now.

 

Please give $33 or more to keep the bus on the road until we talk to every one of our leaders who needs to hear from us:


https://donate.demandaction.org/donate/NoMoreNames_Donation1/

 

We can win this. We can make historic change that keeps Americans safe from tragic and preventable gun violence. But we won’t win unless we can fight it, and that starts with you stepping up to donate today.

 

Thanks for everything you do. I’ll keep you in the loop on how we’re doing.

 

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Mayors Against Illegal Guns

 

 

 

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Friday Marks Six Months Since The Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre In Newtown, Connecticut.

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Jueseppi B.

 

By Jueseppi B.

 

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Friday marks six months since the mass shooting in Newtown, CT. It also marks six months of inaction from Congress.

 

That’s why we’re launching an ambitious, nationwide bus tour that will bring survivors and supporters directly to members of Congress across the country.

 

 

No More Names: The Drive to Reduce Gun Violence will visit 25 states in 100 days. We will stand in front of the local offices of members of Congress and read the names of Americans murdered with guns since Newtown, who number more than 5,000 and counting. They need to hear that every day they delay reform, more people will die.

 

 

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Please make a donation of $33 or more to support the No More Names drive.

 

The drive begins this Friday, in Newtown. Mayors Against Illegal Guns is organizing a day of remembrance with family members of victims. We’re coming together to remember those who were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary, and to rally in support of reducing gun violence.

 

Every day, 33 people are murdered with guns in this country.

 

This past April, a minority of U.S. senators voted to block bipartisan legislation that would have saved lives by requiring criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales.

 

We can do better.

 

Your donation will go to convince our elected leaders that the time to fix our broken gun laws is now.

 

Please give $33 or more today to support No More Names: The Drive to Reduce Gun Violence:


http://act.demandaction.org/go/NoMoreNames

 

Thank you for your support,

Mark Glaze

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

 

P.S. — If you are going to be in the Newtown area on Friday, please RSVP to join us for the day of remembrance.

 

 

 

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Join Us for a Remembrance Event in Newtown

 

Next Friday, on the six-month anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Mayors Against Illegal Guns is hosting a remembrance event and a call to action to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again.

 

Will you sign up to join us for this powerful event?

 

  • What: Remembrance Event to Mark the Six-Month Anniversary of the Newtown Shooting
  • When: Friday, June 14th from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm
  • Where: Edmond Town Hall
    45 Main Street
    Newtown, CT 06470

 

At the event, we’ll also launch the “No More Names” bus tour, and read the names of victims of gun violence. If you’re interested in participating in the reading, please make sure to indicate which time slot you’d like to read in after submitting your information in the form to the right.

 

 

Sandy Hook Shooting Memorial Video with Drawings of victims

 

Published on Dec 20, 2012

Please watch this Newtown memorial video and hear children’s pleas to help stop the violence that leads to the silence of so many innocent loved ones. Please share, express your condolences, share your solution, direct to a place to donate, etc. We hope this video helps heal, say goodbye and awaken the desire to put into motion a solution to these tragic events.

 

 

 

 

 

TRIBUTE SONG FOR SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY (NEWTOWN) – Alex Boye‘ ft. Soulsaints & LDC

 

 

 

 

 

President Obama emotional comment on Newtown Connecticut elementary school massacre

 

Published on Dec 14, 2012

Being a father of 2 daughters himself, Mr. President got very emotional, choke up and have tear in his eyes, he has to pause, wipe his eye to continue his speech.

 

 

 

 

 

Obama Speech at Newtown, CT Memorial Service (ABC News) 12-16-2012

 

 

 

 

 

Father of Sandy Hook Victim Gives Incredible, Powerful Testimony

 

Published on Jan 30, 2013

David Wheeler, father of Ben Wheeler – a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre, spoke Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the last of four public hearings by the Connecticut legislature’s Bipartisan Task Force on Violence and Public Safety. His words bring logic and thoughtfulness to the current gun safety debate.
This clip is from The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell 30 January 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Ms. Caren Teves

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jueseppi B.

 

By Jueseppi B.

 

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My son Alex was murdered when a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, CO. Alex was shot and killed while shielding his fiancée from the gunfire.

 

After Alex’s death, I wrote to Senator Jeff Flake and urged him to support common sense gun reform, including background checks for private gun sales. His response: “Strengthening background checks is something we agree on.”

 

But when it came time to vote, Senator Flake kept his promise to the NRA, not to me.

 

Senator Flake voted against expanding background checks to include gun shows, Internet sales, and classified ad sales. He went back on his word to me and refused to stand with the overwhelming majority of Americans.

 

Please take a minute to watch this new TV ad about Senator Flake’s broken promise, and share it with your friends and family.

 

 

Demand Action – My Son

 

Published on May 17, 2013

Mayors Against Illegal Guns today announced a new television ad holding Senator Jeff Flake accountable for not keeping his word to Arizonans Caren and Tom Teves, whose son Alex was killed in the Aurora theatre shooting while shielding his fiancée. The Teves, who voted for Senator Flake in 2012, sent a letter to their Senator asking him to vote for background check legislation and he responded that, “strengthening background checks is something we agree on.” Just one month later, Senator Flake voted against bipartisan legislation proposed by NRA A-rated Senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin — and supported by Senator John McCain — that would have closed loopholes that make it easy for dangerous people to get guns.

 

 

 

 

 

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Cartoonists Demand Action

 

Published on Apr 25, 2013

Some of the nation’s best loved cartoonists are calling on Congress to not back down and take action to enact common sense gun laws that will prevent violence and save lives.

 

 

 

 

 

Senator Jeff Flake voted to block legislation that would strengthen background checks, and went back on his word to Caren Teves, the mother of a gun violence victim.

 

Watch and share our new ad, and make sure your friends and family know where Senator Flake really stands.

 

A vote against background checks is a vote against 90% of Arizonans who support requiring background checks for all gun sales.

 

It’s shocking that Senator Flake went back on his word to me, but it’s even more shocking that he would ignore the will of the people he promised to represent.

 

Please share this ad today, and make sure your friends and family know where Senator Flake really stands:


http://www.demandaction.org/caren/

 

Thanks for spreading the word and fighting to end gun violence.

Caren Teves

 

 

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Where Does Your Rep. Stand?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jueseppi B.

 

By Jueseppi B.

 

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The House of Representatives is off to a strong start on background checks.

 

Reps. Pete King (R-NY) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) have introduced a new bill that will extend background checks and help keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. This bill is identical to the life-saving Manchin-Toomey bill that was blocked in the Senate, and it already has more than 160 co-sponsors in the House.1

 

As you know, more than 90% of Americans support background checks for all gun sales. The question now is: Can the House turn the overwhelming will of the people into law?

 

Let’s keep the momentum going. Make sure your representative co-sponsors the bipartisan King-Thompson bill.

 

Check out our new Vote Count tool to see where Representative Bruce Braley stands and share your support for background checks.

 

 

 

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Senators who ignored their constituents and bowed to the Washington gun lobby are feeling the heat. Their approval ratings are plummeting because constituents like you took them to task when they were home for recess.2

 

Senator Manchin has pledged to bring the background checks legislation back to the Senate floor.3 And already more than 160 representatives have co-sponsored the King-Thompson bill and made it clear that they stand with the 90% of Americans who want common sense gun reform.

 

But for those representatives who take the NRA’s money and do the bidding of gun manufacturers, we need to apply the same kind of pressure we did in the Senate.

 

This is not a moment for elected officials to count their campaign contributions and play it safe. This is a moment that demands leadership — a moment that will have consequences for those who ignore the will of the overwhelming majority of the American people.

 

This bill will make sure that criminals, and those with serious mental health issues or records of domestic violence, can no longer obtain guns with ease. In short, it will save lives.

 

Use our new tool and urge Rep. Braley to support King-Thompson (HR-1565) and expanded background checks TODAY:


http://act.demandaction.org/whipcount/House-Vote-Count/

 

 

 

Thank you,

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

 
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1. “Following Outrage Over Failure Of Background Checks Bill, Senators Now Say They May Back It,” Think Progress, May 7, 2013.
2. “Polls Plummet For Senators Who Voted No On Gun Background Checks,”Talking Points Memo, April 29, 2013.
3. “Sen. Manchin vows to reintroduce bill expanding background checks,” The Hill, April 28, 2013.

 

 

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