'Everytown for Gun Safety' to Launch Today in Tucson, Uniting Elected Officials, Moms, Gun Violence Survivors, Gun Owners, Faith Leaders, and Other Arizonans to End Gun Violence

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Everytown for Gun Safety

Apr 16, 2014, 09:30 ET

Tucson Event is One of Ten Across the Country to Kick Off 'Everytown'; Group will Rally Americans to Join Fight to End Gun Violence that Kills 86 Americans Every Day

TUCSON, Ariz., April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One year after Congress failed to pass legislation to require comprehensive gun background checks despite near-unanimous public support, elected officials, moms, gun violence survivors, gun owners, faith leaders, and other Arizonans will gather today to launch 'Everytown for Gun Safety,' a new gun violence prevention group.  Everytown will ask Americans to join the fight to reduce the gun violence that kills 86 Americans every day and affects every town – big cities and small towns alike. 

The event in Tucson is just one of a number of events happening around the country today that will bring together local community leaders to speak out for common-sense gun laws that will reduce gun violence. 

What:

Elected officials, moms, gun violence survivors, gun owners, faith leaders, and other Arizonans will gather today to launch 'Everytown for Gun Safety' a new gun violence prevention group


Who:

Speaking:

  • Karin Uhlich, Tucson City Councilwoman
  • Jocelyn Strauss, Regional Manager for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
  • Pamela Simon, Former Community Outreach Coordinator for Rep. Giffords and survivor of the January 8, 20ll Tucson shooting
  • Mary Reed, gun owner and survivor of the January 8, 2011 Tucson shooting
  • Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Temple Chaverim
  • Dan Garcia, Gun Owner and Active Community Member
  • Revered David Wilkinson of St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church


When:

Today, April 16 at 10:30am MT


Where:

El Presidio Park

160 W Alameda Street

Tucson, AZ 85701

About Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety is a movement of Americans fighting for common-sense policies that will reduce gun violence and save lives.  Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 1.5 million supporters including moms, mayors, survivors, and everyday Americans who are fighting for reforms that respect the Second Amendment and protect people.  At the core of Everytown are Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded in 2006 by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Boston Mayor Tom Menino, and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots movement of American mothers founded on the day after Newtown.  Learn more at www.everytown.org and follow us @Everytown

CONTACT
Taylor Maxwell: [email protected] or 646-200-5330

SOURCE Everytown for Gun Safety