Newtown Action Alliance

READ THE NEW ATF REPORT ON ITS ACCOMPLISHEMENTS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR STEVEN DETTELBACH: “This report aims to provide a comprehensive, yet digestible, overview of the extraordinary work that the men and women have done over the last four years to fight violent crime—what I call “One ATF.” What does it mean to be One ATF? Understanding ATF means not just understanding its individual components, but how all its efforts work in combination to address violent crime. ATF is the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency focused on violent crime. It is also a regulatory body, a forensic powerhouse, and home to the world’s leading experts in arson, explosives, and firearms. ATF provides critical support to state, local, Tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies. All these diverse roles support one north star: fighting violent crime. That unified purpose is what we mean here when we talk about One ATF. That fight preceded my arrival at ATF, and it will continue long after I leave. The people of ATF are unsung heroes who deserve our deepest thanks. ” -Director Steven Dettelbach https://lnkd.in/ejJ2m6pZ Photo: NAA Chairwoman Po Murray with Director Dettelbach in December 2024

We thank our platinum sponsor The Joyce Foundation for supporting the 12th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence. With their support, we are bringing nearly 200 survivors from all corners of this nation to DC. Please join us to support the gun violence survivors & renew your commitment to fight with us to #EndGunViolence in our nation. It’s not too late to reserve a seat. https://lnkd.in/eSVtvAA9

On Tuesday, 93 Senators voted to pass Senator Richard Blumenthal's Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409) to hold the social media corporations accountable for not keeping children safe. Since guns are the #1 killer of our children and teens, Congress must also pass Senate Blumethal and Representative Adam Schiff's Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act (S. 2048 and H.R. 4184), to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to end the gun industry's special civil liability shield. The 7th Amendment protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value and PLCAA violates our constitutional right. The Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409) would allow the attorney general of a State to bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction. We support the Kids Online Safety Act AND we also strongly support policies to protect our children from gun violence. If Congress can remove social media's immunity from civil actions then Congress must act to eliminate the gun industry's civil liability shield by repealing PLCAA. Last week, I traveled to D.C. with PLCAA survivors Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, a student and teacher who survivord the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a mom whose son survived Parkland, and six other students from Newtown/Sandy Hook to urge the Congressional holdouts to cosponsor and vote on the bill to repeal PLCAA. We met with over 30 House and Senate offices and I am pleased to report that we have secured 12 additional cosponsors for HR4184. Our goal is to secure at least 150 cosponsors so that the House Democrats could file a discharge petition to ensure that this bill will be a priority WHEN we take back the House in November. Newtown Action Alliance

LISTEN to our chairwoman Po Murray ‘s conversation with Scott Harris from @BTLRadioNews on the deadly consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks that effectively transforms a semi-automatic rifle into a machine gun, which were banned for sale in the U.S. in 1934. She also reflect on the frustratingly slow progress on legislating gun safety regulations, and the sad graduation of Newtown High School seniors remembering their 20 classmates, and six staff members who were killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. https://lnkd.in/epTUQisi

We established the Jr Newtown Action Alliance a few months after the tragedy in our community for the Sandy Hook survivors & other students to #HonorWithAction. We are so proud of Ella, Emma, Grace, Henry, Lilly, & Matt for sharing their stories prior to graduation. It was a bittersweet day for them to graduate without 20 of their classmates who were killed by a gunman with an AR15. They said they don’t want thoughts & prayers. They want action. https://lnkd.in/escQcMH4

Newtown Action Alliance was in DC for the Global Exchange’s week of action. We set up over 40 congressional meetings for the Global Exchange coalition to #StopUSgunsToMexico this week. We joined survivors from Mexico, Uvalde, & other advocates to push members of Congress to cosponsor & pass the ARMAS Act & Stop Arming the Cartels Act. 70% of crime guns recovered from Mexico are from the United States. Mexico has only one gun store managed by their army. Guns are the #1 killer of children in the U.S. and now Mexico.

We congratulate our chairwoman Po Murray & our board advisor Kristin Song for being honored at the Connecticut Violence Intervention & Prevention’s inaugural scholarship gala last night for their tireless efforts to keep Americans safe from gun violence. #HonorWithAction #EndGunViolence

It was an honor to work on behalf of Newtown Action Alliance with this incredible team/friends from AAPI Victory Alliance, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Hope and Heal Fund, MomsRising.org, Daya Houston, Rise AAPI to host the 3rd Annual AAPI Against Gun Violence Convening in Houston, Texas last week. I am looking forward to continuing to work with them to #EndGunViolence in the #AAPI communities across the nation.