![]() Now, the incidents of mass shootings and the number of gun deaths are rising and guns are now the number one killer of our children. The NRA has been working for three decades on its “any guns to everyone everywhere” agenda by loosening state gun laws to allow gun owners to carry guns without permitting requirements, arming school/mass shooters with weapons of war, and blocking safe storage and child access prevention laws. Meanwhile, NAA is endorsing gubernatorial incumbents and candidates who support legislation to ban assault weapons to keep weapons of war away from school and mass shooters, Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe from unsecured guns, and other lifesaving gun laws. ![]() NAA will continue to urge all governors to fully support the Denver Accord. NAA has fully endorsed GVPedia’s Denver Accord principles that acknowledge 1) Guns do not make us safer 2) Gun violence in America is a pervasive public health crisis that demands substantial policy solutions and well-funded programs that effectively reduce gun violence 3) Equitable and just enforcement of gun laws is paramount and 4) Everyone has the right to live free from violence. From this assembly the Denver Accord was born, a declaration of guiding principles and policies to end the scourge of gun violence in America. In 2019, NAA joined a coalition of gun violence prevention survivors, advocates, and researchers from across the country at the GVPedia Conference in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Columbine shooting, and to forge a path forward to a safer America. Newtown Action Alliance Endorses Gubernatorial Candidates & Incumbents Who Support Assault Weapons Ban and Safe Firearm Storageįor 2022 Midterm Elections, Newtown Action Alliance (NAA) is proud to endorse gubernatorial candidates & incumbents who support assault weapons ban, safe firearm storage, and other lifesaving gun laws.įor 10 years after a 20-year-old gunman with an AR-15 and high capacity magazines killed 20 children and six educators in Sandy Hook Elementary School, NAA has been advocating for a set of bold and comprehensive gun control legislation - including assault weapons ban - to dramatically reduce all forms of gun violence in our nation.
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