ADVOCATES IN ACTION
— Mark Kelly to Lawmakers Opposing Gun Laws: ‘You Should Quit’: Captain Mark Kelly sat down with POLITICO to discuss gun safety in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting. Kelly said: “I think if you’re a member of Congress and you fundamentally believe laws don’t work, you should quit. I mean, you really should. You’re in the wrong job. And that goes for anything, including this issue.” Mark also noted that legislation matters. A lot of these folks have been saying it doesn’t matter, it will never matter,” he said in the latest episode of POLITICO’s Off Message podcast. “They have just turned that argument upside down. And that’s a good thing.”
— Confessions of a Sensible Gun Owner: In a New York Times op-ed that ran earlier this week, Lily Raff McCaulou, a hunter, gun owner, and mother of two in Oregon, explains that most gun owners already embrace the idea of personal responsibility, but says now is the time for them to also take responsibility to help stop gun violence.
— Gun Safety Advocates Rally at NRA Headquarters: On Saturday, October 14, as they have every month since Sandy Hook, GVP activists gathered outside the NRA headquarters in Virginia to protest the gun lobby’s dangerous agenda and obstruction of stronger gun laws. Joining advocates this weekend were gun safety champions and Virginia candidates, Ralph Northam, Mark Herring & Justin Fairfax
— Navy Vet Speaks Out About Vegas Shooting: We Need Gun Laws That Make Us As Safe As Our Military: In an op-ed for USA Today, Navy veteran Shawn VanDiver calls on Americans from both the left and the right ...