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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 18h

It has been 18 years since six people were killed and one person was injured in a mass shooting in Crandon, Wisconsin that targeted Crandon High School students and recent graduates.

Call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the #AssaultWeaponsBan

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 18h

Thank you to @chuygarcia.house.gov and @repdarrensoto.bsky.social 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 · 18h

Thank you to @chuygarcia.house.gov and @repdarrensoto.bsky.social 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 · 21h

We can't pass gun control laws without saving our democracy!

Join the #NoKings national mobilization day on October 18th.

Register for the Newtown, CT event: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/nokings/c/no...

@rockthisdemocracy.bsky.social

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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 22h

@pomurray.bsky.social "Congress must step in immediately to restore oversight of firearm exports, reinstate safeguards for high-risk countries, & stop government officials from promoting firearms abroad as if they were consumer goods." @newtownaction.org www.newtownactionalliance.org/naa-press-me...

Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Trump’s Reckless Rollback of Gun Export Controls — Newtown Action Alliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2025   Contact: John Kelley, 917-679-6475, [email protected] Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Trump’s Reckless Rollback of Gun Export Controls  ...

www.newtownactionalliance.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 impacted by all forms of gun violence from all corners of our nation to register for a 3-day trip to DC to attend the National Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence.

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

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

In 2023, 9 out of 10 women murdered by men were killed by someone they knew & ~ 2/3 of these victims died by gunfire.

Read the report from the Violence Policy Center.

vpc.org/studies/wmmw...

#GunsDontMakeUsSafer #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

📞 Make your voice heard! Urge your Members of Congress to pass HR4103, The Break the Cycle of Violence Act.

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

📣 Sending federal troops to cities illegally while defunding community violence intervention programs is an authoritarian move and it doesn't keep us safe.

💪 Let's fight dictatorship together on October 18th!

🔎 Find a #NoKings event near you: www.mobilize.us/nokings/c/no...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Her granddaughter stated “Wanda was a light to all that she knew, truly the most amazing human I’ve ever met, and if you got the pleasure of meeting her, you would agree.”

www.durangoherald.com/articles/dur...

GoFundMe: gofund.me/4b0b36a2b

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

On October 2nd in Durango, Colorado, 66-year-old Wanda Murray was shot and killed by her ex-husband before he turned the gun on himself.

Her granddaughter said “my family has been dealing with my grandmother‘s abusive ex-husband for a couple of years now.”

GoFundMe: gofund.me/4b0b36a2b

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Breaking News! At least 14 people were injured & 2 were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

The gunfire erupted around 11:30pm last night when multiple gunmen fired at each other in the middle of a large crowd in the city's tourism district.

#FreedomToLive #EndGunViolence

Shooting in Montgomery, Alabama, leaves 14 injured, 2 dead, police say

The gunfire erupted on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the city's bustling tourism district, according to the Montgomery Police Department.

www.usatoday.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Thank you to @wassermanschultz.house.gov for cosponsoring H.R.3740!

We urge Members of Congress to #RepealPLCAA by cosponsoring the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

Thank you to these representatives for cosponsoring H.R.3115!

Tell your representatives and senators to ban assault weapons NOW!

(202) 224-3121

#BanAssaultWeapons #EndGunViolence #AssaultWeaponsBan

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

Thank you to these representatives for cosponsoring H.R.2799!

Tell your representatives and senators to close the bump stock loophole NOW!

(202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

On September 28th in Grand Blanc, Michigan, four people were killed and seven people were injured in a mass shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Call your members of Congress (202) 224-3121 and urge them to cosponsor the bill to #BanAssaultWeapons.

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

A mother in Missouri confessed to shooting and stabbing her 16-year-old son, Carter Bennett.

Jake Roberts, Carter’s coach, said “Sadly, we lost Carter today. He was one of the first students I worked with at SCMMA. I watched his life change for the better.”

www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/30/m...

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Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence @teachersunify.bsky.social · 4d

Our September Newsletter is out! Highlights: our newly formed Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention and Support Team, #ProjectLockdown, @teachersunifypc.bsky.social guest La-Shanda West, and updates from our friends at ENOUGH! Plays, @feelgoodaction.bsky.social, @newtownaction.org.
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September 2025 Update!

A Grim September for Schools and Communities in America

open.substack.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

Great News! A recent court decision dismissed a challenge to Connecticut's restrictions on carrying handguns in state parks and forests. Guns everywhere don't make us safer.

ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/10/02/t...

Tong: Dismissal Of Court Challenge To CT Gun Ban In State Parks Was Common Sense | CT News Junkie

The case, Nastri v. Dykes, was dismissed earlier this week by U.S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden.

ctnewsjunkie.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

Join Newtown Action Alliance to Pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act.

RSVP Here: bit.ly/LunchAndLobb...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

19 years ago, five children were killed and five more was injured in a school shooting in Pennsylvania.

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

#NickelMines #Pennsylvania #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 6d

Thank you to @scholten.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 · 6d

Eight years ago, 60 people were killed and about 867 more were injured in a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada with an arsenal of assault weapons.

We remember the 60 lives taken and will #HonorWithAction.

Tell your Members of Congress to #BanAssaultWeaponsNOW!

(202) 224-3121

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 6d

Thank you to @casten.house.gov and @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social for cosponsoring H.R.1307!

We urge Members of Congress to help #EndGunViolence by cosponsoring the Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 6d

Thank you to Representative Jackson 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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