SOLUTIONS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC

Every day over 100 will die and there will be a school shooting and a mass shooting of 4 or more people. If not now when do we call out the obstructionists in Congress who are standing in the way of effective gun violence prevention laws like we’ve proven to work in Massachusetts?

 

~John Rosenthal, SHV chair and co-founder

Watch John's Interview on Greater Boston

We helped organize a rally with March For Our Lives at Harvard Yard last month. Read David Hogg's speech on America's nightmare here.

 

Have you heard...

  • Washington will become the 10th state, plus District of Columbia, to ban assault weapons.
  • The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago denied a request for an injunction by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner, while he appeals a ruling by U.S. District Judge Kendall that found the Illinois assault weapons ban “constitutionally sound.” 
  • In response to the Covenant school shooting, Tennessee Governor Lee signed an executive order to strengthen background checks and called on the General Assembly to pass the equivalent of a red flag law.
  • Two months after the MSU campus shooting, Michigan enacts safe storage requirements and an expansion of background checks for long guns. 
  • A federal judge denied Delaware gun groups a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit seeking to block legislation that bans assault weapons and high-capacity firearm magazines. 
 

On Our Calendar

  • APRIL 27th: Lesley University hosts Gun Violence Awareness webinar. Free but must register here. 
  • MAY 14th: Walk for Peace on Mother's Day to benefit LDB Peace Institute. Join the MA Coalition team!
  • MAY 18th: We celebrate 10 Years of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Get your tickets here.
 
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