On Our Calendar

• Jan 24 (Fri) MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence at Tufts
• Feb 1 (Sat) Moms Demand Action statewide meeting
• Feb 13 (Thu) Save the Date: Gun Safety Certified Mark launches in Boston 
• Feb 28 (Fri) Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Legislative breakfast
• Mar 4 (Wed) Save the Date: Violence Prevention Funds Lobby Day at the State House

Newsworthy in the States

• A double shooting in Framingham claims the lives of a father and son.
• A public works employee fatally shot in Lawrence.
• Connecticut becomes 21st state to ban 3D gun blueprints.
• Rhode Island divests pension funds from the gun industry.
• Florida Senate panel passes bill to close the gun show loophole.
• Kansas City mayor sues the gun industry for gun trafficking ring.
• New Jersey bans realistic toy guns.
• One student dead and more injured at a high school near Houston.
• After militia gun protests, Virginia Senate passes three gun bills.
• Armed protestors holding a city hostage is now 'peaceful'?

​​National News & The Gun Industry

• Eminem releases graphic video and a call to end gun violence.
• Current administration motions return of 3D-printed gun blueprints.
• ALICE overstates its effectiveness from active shooter trainings.
• Demand for active shooter insurance is up with rise of mass shootings in the workplace.
• A Senate report finds that the NRA was a foreign asset to Russia before 2016.
• Parent company of Smith & Wesson replaces CEO James Debney.
• Canada bans military-style and assault weapons.