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Support for Rounds, time to expand Medicaid and wear orange for gun violence awareness: Your Letters to the Editor for June 6 Letters to the Editor Wear orange for gun violence awareness  Approximately 100 South Dakotans die each year as the result of gun violence. 80% of these people die by gun suicide. These victims are teens, veterans, farmers, neighbors, and family members who live in our cities, rural areas and reservations. They leave behind grieving families, friends and communities. Ju...

WMNF loading... Activists are hopeful ahead of Gun Violence Awareness Day Share this: With the annual Gun Violence Awareness Day approaching on June 4, activists are hopeful the current Democratic leadership in Washington DC will bring gun regulation reform.  “I think we have right now the strongest chance that we have had in a very long time for meaningful gun legislation,” said Wendy Malloy, Florida state lead for Moms Demand Action, during WMNF’s MidPoint Thursday show on May 27  hos...

How many more mass shootings must we endure?

GREENFIELD — The Massachusetts chapter of Moms Demand Action plans to bring attention to gun violence with a vigil Friday from noon to 1 p.m. on the Greenfield Common as part of the national observance of Wear Orange weekend.In addition, “Wear Orange:...

Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., called vice president Kamala Harris 'unprofessional and unfit' over Memorial Day wishes.

Wear Orange Weekend to be held June 4-6, interviews, bringing awareness to gun violence A memorial table to local victims of gun violence from the 2018 Wear Orange event. Photo courtesy of .. — Photo by Courtesy Photo | The State News From June 4-6, Moms Demand Action will be putting...

We need leaders on both sides of the aisle to condemn this dangerous behavior that threatens our democracy.

By Kate Cornell May 14, 2021 | 6:19 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An advocacy group aims to be a solution in the City of Jackson when it comes to stopping crime. Moms Demand Action is a volunteer organization that works to advocate for “common-sense gun legislation” across the country. In Mississippi, Courtney Weiland leads the way. She said that the city’s answer is not incorrect, but it is incomplete and that investing in the Jackson Police Department is not the only answer. We...

Students Demand Action and Syracuse University’s College Democrats hosted the virtual event, which was moderated by David Bruen and Isabella Brown.

Georgia’s 2021 legislative session and federal executive orders involving gun laws have prompted discussion among University of Georgia students and the Athens community. No legislation either promoting or restricting access to guns passed the Georgia General Assembly during this year’s session, leaving state legislators at a stalemate. Despite this, the debate around gun access continues to rage in the state. Proposed gun legislation in Georgia Senate Bill 309: Would require a mandat...