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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 16h

Bring your unwanted/unneeded guns to the 5th Annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day - being held in 8 cities/towns on November 1st.

Free gun safes will be distributed in 15 locations.

Help us buy safes: bit.ly/4nS3q71?r=qr

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 18h

On Friday in Leland, Mississippi, six people were killed and 10 people were injured in a mass shooting during a homecoming celebration.

Six lives taken, another community shattered by senseless gun violence.

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Trump has reversed President Biden's efforts to #EndGunViolence. We are losing our #FreedomToLive without gun violence under Trump's rule.

Rally for #NoKings in Newtown, CT: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

OR 1 of 2600 events scheduled in all 50 states, DC, & internationally: www.nokings.org

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Over 1.3 million Americans have been shot since Sandy Hook.

We invite gun violence survivors to join us in D.C. for the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction #FreedomToLive

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Over 1.3 million Americans have been shot since Sandy Hook.

We invite gun violence survivors to join us in D.C. for the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence.

🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction #FreedomToLive

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

On Saturday at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, 29-year-old Brekyra Fisher was shot and killed and two other victims were injured in the shooting during homecoming celebrations.

www.wlox.com/2025/10/12/s...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

It has been three years since five people were killed and two people were injured in a mass shooting in Hedingham neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina.

We remember the five lives taken and will continue to #HonorwithAction.

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Another community is grieving after 54-year-old Calvin Chester Jr. and 30-year-old Roymad Shaquil McDaniel were killed in a mass shooting at Truth Bar and Grill in Anderson, South Carolina.

How many more communities have to endure this pain before our politicians take action to #EndGunViolence?

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Willie Turral, owner of Willie’s Bar and Grill, is speaking out after the mass shooting where at least 100 people were gathered.

Four people were pronounced dead at the scene.

No one should have to experience this heartache.

www.khou.com/video/news/n...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Republican thoughts and prayers since Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting have not saved lives. GOP Rep. Nancy Mace voted against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act after the Uvalde shooting. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022299

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Mass Shooting Breaking News!

4 people were killed & at least 20 were injured at a crowded Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island South Carolina.

Their GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who stands with the gun lobby, sends thoughts & prayers.

apnews.com/article/sout...

4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.

apnews.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

@publixofficial.bsky.social has over 900 stores in FL and 500+ stores across AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, and VA.

Email Publix CEO Kevin Murphy and tell him you won’t shop at Publix until open carry is banned in all stores.

✉️ Take action: bit.ly/PublixSafety

#BoycottPublix #PublixSafety #BanOpenCarry

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Ghost guns: How felons and kids are buying untraceable weapons

Florida ranks fifth for ghost guns recovered at crime scenes, and there are few safeguards to keep felons or kids from buying the parts online to make them.

www.wtsp.com/article/news...

Ghost guns: How felons and kids are buying untraceable weapons

People who aren't supposed to have guns are building them with parts they buy online. We found out firsthand just how easy it is to order the untraceable weapons.

www.wtsp.com

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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 4d

[email protected] on recent GAO report and flaws in end use monitoring, quoting many listed experts, incl/ @kathilynnaustin.bsky.social @jeffabramson.bsky.social John Lindsay-Poland
(attn: @jwrchappell.bsky.social @sethbinder.bsky.social @annieshiel.bsky.social )
theintercept.com/2025/10/10/s...

The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands

Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

theintercept.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Thank you @repsuhas.bsky.social for cosponsoring HR.2837!

We urge Members of Congress to cosponsor the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Barely making the news!

The mass shooting took place in downtown Leland, Mississippi after the local high school's homecoming football game.

According to the Gun Violence Archive there have been more than 330 mass shootings this year.

bsky.app/profile/npr....

NPR @npr.org · 3d

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

n.pr

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Thank you @carbajal.house.gov and @raskin.house.gov for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

We must address the deadly intersection of domestic violence and gun violence to protect families and save lives. 💜

#EndGunViolence #DVAM #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 5d

Find those unwanted or unneeded guns & remove them from your homes. The safest homes for your children are homes without guns! #KeepKidsSafe

Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 14d

It's the law to keep all guns locked up in Connecticut.

Bring your unwanted or unneeded guns to the 5th Annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day - being held in 8 cities/towns on November 1st.

A limited supply of free gun safes will be distributed in 15 locations.

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 5d

This week in #FridayFinds : #gunviolenceresearch @thetrace.org @newtownaction.org #EndGunViolence and more...
open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

Newtown Action Alliance stands with the Annunciation families as they turn heartbreak into action.

We join them in demanding change, protecting children, and ending gun violence once and for all.

www.startribune.com/annunciation...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

Hundreds of clergy members sign letter demanding Minnesota pass law to ban assault weapons

More than 700 faith leaders signed a letter to the governor and legislature on Wednesday, urging them to pass an assault weapons ban in a special session.

www.kare11.com/article/news...

Hundreds of clergy members sign letter demanding Minnesota pass law to ban assault weapons

Over 700 faith leaders called for a ban on assault weapons at the State Capitol on Wednesday.

www.kare11.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

@publixofficial.bsky.social: Ban Open Carry in Your Stores — Keep Families and Employees Safe

Tell Publix: Ban open carry in all stores and keep customers and employees safe.

🔗 bit.ly/PublixSafety

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

Thank you Representative Sykes who cosponsored H.R.2368!

We urge Members of Congress to pass the Raise the Age Act to raise the age to purchase assault rifles to 21.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#RaiseTheAgeAct #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

Thank you Representative Torres for cosponsoring HR.2837!

We urge Members of Congress to cosponsor the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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