I Used an Assault Rifle in the Army. I Don’t Think Civilians Should Own Them.
I was 19 the first time I held an assault rifle. It was on a concrete court inside a National Guard armory in Bloomington, Ind., where I’d gathered with fellow R.O.T.C. cadets for weapons training. A sergeant opened an olive-drab arms case and handed out M-16A2s. We each took one apart and reassembled it, learning the sequence, learning how to safely clear it, learning to check its functions. It has been years since I held one, but regardless of the model — an M-16, an M-4 or a civilian variant like the AR-15 or Sig Sauer MCX — I’m confident I could disassemble it blindfolded.
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Vigils Held For Orlando Victims Across Connecticut | NBC Connecticut
Members of the gun-control group, Newtown Action Alliance held a vigil at the National Shooting Sports Foundation headquarters in Newtown Sunday night. The organization is the firearms industry's trade association.
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NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE WILL HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TONIGHT TO SHOW SOLIDARITY FOR THE ORLANDO COMMUNITY
At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 others were injured by an assault rifle at a gay nightclub in Orlando last night – which is sadly, now the largest and deadliest mass shooting in American history. We are holding an impromptu vigil to support the Orlando community and to stand against hatred and gun violence. We encourage everyone to bring a sign and a candle.
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Governor Malloy Declares “Gun Violence Awareness Day”
Governor Dannel P. Malloy Joins the “Wear Orange” Campaign and Proclaims June 2, 2016, Gun Violence Awareness Day in the State of Connecticut
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President Obama makes ‘smart gun’ push
The Obama administration has announced new actions to curb gun violence in the United States. On Friday, the President outlined a strategy pushing “smart gun” technology. Eric Milgram, father of two Newtown survivors, joins MSNBC’s Ayman Mohelydin to share his opinion on the “smart gun” push.
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Newtown Action Alliance Applauds Ruling to Give Sandy Hook Families Their Day in Court
We applaud Judge Barbara Bellis’s ruling to allow the Sandy Hook families their day in court. The devastating and senseless shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, demonstrates that AR-15s and other military-style assault rifles should not be marketed or sold to civilians. Civil litigation and access to courts are important levers that been used to hold corporations accountable for their harmful business practices. The gun industry must also be held accountable for its harmful business practices that took the innocent lives of 20 children and six educators in an elementary school.
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO STAND WITH GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS AS GUN LOBBY COMES TO TOWN
This week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation heads to Washington, D.C., where executives associated with the Connecticut-based corporate gun lobby will meet with its followers in Congress to ensure the industry’s interests and profits remain a legislative priority over the safety of the American people.
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STATEMENT FROM NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE REGARDING NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER BRINGING HIS GUN ONTO SCHOOL GROUNDS
Our community is still reeling from the tragic shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012. Therefore, we are shocked and enormously disappointed that a middle school teacher from Newtown would bring his gun onto school property yesterday. The school administrators and the Newtown Police Department were able to respond efficiently and effectively to this difficult situation, due to the school’s strict policy prohibiting guns on school property and the fact that carrying a gun on school property is a felony according to Connecticut State Law.
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Newtown Action Alliance Endorses Hillary Clinton for President of the United States
The senseless shooting that killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, shattered millions of hearts across the nation. This day of terror mobilized a group of grieving citizens from Newtown to work to transform the community tragedy into meaningful action to end gun violence in our nation.
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NATIONWIDE VIGIL TO BE HELD DECEMBER 9 COMMEMORATING VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS
Will be holding the 3rd Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence in commemoration of the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, as well as the 90,000 American victims of gun violence since December 2012. As of today, over 75 family members of victims of gun violence and survivors from cities and towns in 16 states are expected to attend the National Vigil in Washington D.C. A busload of community members from Newtown, including Trinity Episcopal Church Children’s Choir, will also be attending.
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Years after Sandy Hook, what's changed?
Roseburg comes nearly three years after Sandy Hook. How much has changed? Eric Milgram of the Newtown Action Alliance, political strategist L. Joy Williams, fmr. spokesperson for Pres. George H.W. Bush and New York University's Jeanne Zaino join to discuss.
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Gun reform in wake of news crew killings
Will the WDBJ shooting impact the fight for stricter gun laws? Jonathan Capehart speaks with Jeanne Zaino, Josh Barro, Lola Ogunnaike, and Eric Milgram of the Newtown Action Alliance, whose children survived the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.
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The Kelly Report
The Kelly Report brings together Members of Congress, medical professionals and public health thought leaders to examine the root causes and impact of health disparities in America and provide a comprehensive set of legislative and policy recommendations to address them. Compiled by CBC Health Braintrust Chair Dr. Robin Kelly, the report is a call-to-action for Congress to make improving health outcomes in diverse communities a top priority.
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NRA Member: "NRA does not speak for me"
Today it is one of the most powerful and influential entities in Washington, D.C. Its CEO and Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, has become the poster child and figurehead of the pro-gun movement in the post- Sandy Hook era. As a gun owner and proud supporter of the second amendment, I will freely tell you that Wayne LaPierre and the NRA do not speak for me. As a Newtown resident, I find it difficult to express the emotions brought up by the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Newtown Action Alliance contributes to Congressional Report on Gun Violence in America
Recently the Newtown Action Alliance was asked to contribute to The 2014 Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, being released Wednesday, June 25th. The report is the first collaboration of its kind between Members of Congress, gun safety advocates, and public health/academic communities on the nation’s gun violence epidemic. It offers comprehensive legislative and policy solutions to the crisis. Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance, has been invited to attend a meeting on Capitol Hill the day of it’s release along with other contributors and stakeholders “to discuss implications of the report and effective actions that will help make our children and families safe from gun violence
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The Kelly Report
Recently the Newtown Action Alliance was asked to contribute to The 2014 Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, being released Wednesday, June 25th. The report is the first collaboration of its kind between Members of Congress, gun safety advocates, and public health/academic communities on the nation’s gun violence epidemic. It offers comprehensive legislative and policy solutions to the crisis. Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance, has been invited to attend a meeting on Capitol Hill the day of it’s release along with other contributors and stakeholders “to discuss implications of the report and effective actions that will help make our children and families safe from gun violence
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Newtown Action Alliance contributes to Congressional Report on Gun Violence in America
Recently the Newtown Action Alliance was asked to contribute to The 2014 Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, being released Wednesday, June 25th. The report is the first collaboration of its kind between Members of Congress, gun safety advocates, and public health/academic communities on the nation’s gun violence epidemic. It offers comprehensive legislative and policy solutions to the crisis. Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance, has been invited to attend a meeting on Capitol Hill the day of it's release along with other contributors and stakeholders “to discuss implications of the report and effective actions that will help make our children and families safe from gun violence.
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Grief, photos no longer inspire change in gun debate
All week, the videos of the father — red-faced and shouting, or speaking deliberately as tears streamed into his salt-and-pepper beard — made it seem as though Richard Martinez's anguish might turn him into the new face of the gun-control movement.
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Honor With Action
Days before the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Newtown Action Alliance and supporters honor the memories of gun violence victims through acts of kindness and service around the DC metro area prior to the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at the Washington National Cathedral.
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2014-03-10 Media Highlights: Team 26 Rides! Watch this Video!
Team 26 rode from Harlem to Morristown (NJ) to Doylestown (PA) yesterday. They will be riding to Baltimore (MD) today and to the National Cathedral & US Capitol tomorrow. According to the Gun Violence Archive, 3,057 people have been injured by gun violence in America and 1,863 have been killed since Jan. 1, 2014.
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