After the midterms, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has affirmed that common sense gun control will be a priority for the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives of the 116th Congress. She has been a steady leader pushing for gun violence prevention measures.

The Newtown Action Alliance is proud to endorse Matt Lesser for Connecticut Senate District 9. Matt Lesser was elected to represent District 100 in Connecticut’s House of Representatives at age 25 in 2008. His record on gun violence prevention has been strong.

We send our love, support and prayers to the families, first responders and community members who have been impacted by the heartbreaking deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this morning. 

William Tong is the strongest candidate to serve as the next Attorney General for Connecticut. His leadership is needed to establish Connecticut’s firewall against the dangerous policies that are being pushed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Donald Trump and members of Congress who take money from the NRA.

The choice is crystal clear for voters who prioritize keeping their children, families and communities safe from gun violence in Connecticut.

RaisingVoicesUSA, Jr Newtown Action Alliance, #NoRA, Newtown Action Alliance, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association, and Local One International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E) have partnered to encourage students across the nation to participate in a Trick or Vote initiative on Halloween to encourage Americans to vote on November 6, 2018.

The Newtown Action Alliance is proud to endorse 21 Senate and 212 House of Representatives incumbents and candidates for the Midterm Elections on November 6, 2018.

The following statement was released by Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance after the vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

We are families and survivors who have been directly impacted by gun violence from cities and towns across this nation. Some of us have been shattered by our loved ones being taken by senseless gun violence and some of us live our daily lives with physical and/or mental scars from gun violence.

We thank Judge Lasnik for issuing this important order. As he noted, these guns will result in irreparable harm in our streets, schools, places of business, and our homes. There is no need for anyone around the globe to produce an untraceable - and sometimes undetectable - firearm, circumventing background checks and other important state and federal gun regulations. 

Our hearts break for the families, survivors, first responders and the members of the Jacksonville community who have been impacted by the mass shooting incident yesterday. We send our love and support.

The majority of teachers across the nation oppose guns in schools and we oppose our tax dollars being spent to arm teachers for gun industry profits. In an effort to boost gun sales, the gun lobby has been pushing the arms race between those who wish to do harm and those who wish to protect. With nearly 140,000 public schools, private schools, and post-secondary institutions in America, the gun industry would profit immensely from arming teachers in our nation.