My suspicion is that they can demand until they are blue in the face and the Republican Senate Majority Leader, Tommy Norment still won’t be moved. Tommy Norment has blocked every bit of common sense gun control legislation for years, he doesn’t even let it out of committee and the other Republicans back him. You can see him listen to a grieving mother in the video below and when he does respond, he wants to step away from the cameras. Hmm…
These guys are fantastic the way they got into Tommy Norment’s face; they have way more energy and gumption than I do. My humble suggestion would be to have an elected official who was on the same page. One you didn’t have to flash mob. One like the Democratic candidate for Norment’s seat, Herb Jones.
“Yet another American community has been devastated by gun violence,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. “We don’t have to live like this. Americans shouldn’t be shot at while sitting at their desks at work. While we mourn for those whose lives were taken and those whose lives were forever changed today, we must also demand action in their honor.” momsdemandaction.org/...
I like the way they say "While we mourn for those whose lives were taken and those whose lives were forever changed today, we must also demand action in their honor.” I heard a lot of suggestions yesterday that we talk about gun violence and actions to prevent it when emotions are calmer. Really? Most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time, and if we waited, would we ever find a time?
There have been over 200 mass shootings in the US in the last 10 years. (Mass shooting is considered more than 4 people.) Seems we don’t have that many windows of time open when we’re not in mourning, so we need to demand action now.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action campaigns for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and, along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Students Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network, it is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 5 million supporters and more than 350,000 donors. Follow us on Facebook or on Twitter at @MomsDemand. momsdemandaction.org/…
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Let’s join these groups in their protest. Not everyone can take time off work or travel to Virginia, but we can join the protest by donating to Tommy Norment’s opponent Herb Jones. If the 5 million supporters of MomsDemandAction each donate 25 cents to Herb Jones, $1.25 million would be raised. If the 350,000 donors send $3 apiece to Herb Jones that’s another $1.05 million.
Now, what if everyone here on Daily Kos joins the moms by donating 1.90 apiece? (I picked that number so they could tell who we are.) There are about 2.5 million members of Daily Kos, millions more unique daily viewers, and maybe what? A couple hundred thousand dedicated users?
If even the dedicated users all donated to Herb Jones in solidarity with MomsDemandAction, I think that would be enough to defeat Tommy Norment. That’s $1.90 well spent!