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Gun Control Groups See Huge Surge As More Than 500,000 Sign, Donate, Volunteer
In the week since the Parkland, Fla., shooting that left 17 people dead, the three major gun control groups have seen a large, and in one case unprecedented, surge of donations and volunteers.
At the federal political level, there is little prospect of a substantive change in gun laws, but the grassroots organizations that promote gun control are growing in number, size and power.
As for what’s different this time around, leaders in the organizations pointed to two elements:
“Three of the 10 deadliest mass shooting have happened since Oct. 1. People are fed up,” said a spokeswoman for the Brady Campaign. The second is the involvement of young people, including those who survived the shooting at Parkland. "They are inspiring."
Moms Demand Action, the grassroots arm of Everytown, saw 75,000 new volunteers, said founder Shannon Watts in an interview. That means people who at least came to a meeting or engaged in another substantive way beyond an e-mail signup.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the $10 million grandparent of the gun-control movement, has started three new chapters and seen an increase in donations, though a spokeswoman for the organization named for named Ronald Reagan’s press secretary wouldn’t say how much.
Giffords, the organization run by the former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in 2007, said more than 450,000 people have signed “a vote courage” pledge, and that 43,000 people have donated $1.2 million. The average donation was $27, a spokesman said by email.
There are perhaps a half-dozen or more other gun control organizations, too, including the Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Sandy Hook Promise.
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Gun Control Groups See Huge Surge As More Than 500,000 Sign, Donate, Volunteer
In the week since the Parkland, Fla., shooting that left 17 people dead, the three major gun control groups have seen a large, and in one case unprecedented, surge of donations and volunteers.
At the federal political level, there is little prospect of a substantive change in gun laws, but the grassroots organizations that promote gun control are growing in number, size and power.
As for what’s different this time around, leaders in the organizations pointed to two elements:
“Three of the 10 deadliest mass shooting have happened since Oct. 1. People are fed up,” said a spokeswoman for the Brady Campaign. The second is the involvement of young people, including those who survived the shooting at Parkland. "They are inspiring."
Moms Demand Action, the grassroots arm of Everytown, saw 75,000 new volunteers, said founder Shannon Watts in an interview. That means people who at least came to a meeting or engaged in another substantive way beyond an e-mail signup.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the $10 million grandparent of the gun-control movement, has started three new chapters and seen an increase in donations, though a spokeswoman for the organization named for named Ronald Reagan’s press secretary wouldn’t say how much.
Giffords, the organization run by the former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in 2007, said more than 450,000 people have signed “a vote courage” pledge, and that 43,000 people have donated $1.2 million. The average donation was $27, a spokesman said by email.
There are perhaps a half-dozen or more other gun control organizations, too, including the Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Sandy Hook Promise.
More at ...
Gun Control Groups See Huge Surge As More Than 500,000 Sign, Donate, Volunteer
