Three people were shot early Wednesday, two fatally, outside a gas station in Kenosha Wisconsin during a night of demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in front of his three young sons.
We have 5,000 free gun locks at this weekend’s Pittsburgh Auto Show. ❤️ sharing the
#BeSMART
message with Allegheny County Community and Police Together
@MomsDemand
This morning, my mom, sister & I joined our
@MomsDemand
friends in the Pittsburgh
#outofthedarkness
walk for suicide prevention. Keeping our friends & family who've been impacted by suicide in our ♥️♥️♥️ today & always. You can make a donation here:
I'm phonebanking with
@Everytown
&
@MomsDemand
to tell our elected leaders we deserve
#MoreThanThoughtsAndPrayers
to end gun violence. You can join me in taking action by texting CHECKS to 644-33 to demand your senators act on background checks NOW.
Honored to be a part of today’s
#MarchForOurLives
in Pittsburgh. It was an inspiring group of students, survivors, advocates & community partners all calling for Gun Safety legislation. This is our time.
#DontLookAway
@MomsDemand
@MomsDemand
volunteers were in gallery of the PA House today to watch significant progress on a package of four gun safety bills. Hoping for a final vote in a couple of weeks.
#keepgoing
Knocked the door of a 68 year old Republican woman in one of the reddest parts of the district today. Before I could say anything she said, “I know who you are. You have my support. We need you.” Here we go!
Started a HOT day in Pittsburgh w/
@ILiveJustUp28
at a
#BeSMART
event. Home now in the AC & attending my 3rd
@MomsDemand
Gun Sense University!
@shannonrwatts
reminded us of our important victories, had a great elections session & now meeting w/ 150 other Local Leaders!
#GSU2022
At tonight’s
@MomsDemand
Pittsburgh membership meeting, we connected 80+ volunteers (many new faces) with 10 amazing community partners doing important work on the ground. The news is dark and can be overwhelming but we find ways to
#KeepGoing
@GwensGirlsPgh
@AlleghenyCW
Beautiful way to spend a dreary January morning - representing
@MomsDemand
at the opening of the Woodland Hills High School resiliency room. Gun violence survivor/student, Cierra, honored her sister’s memory 🦋with this amazing labor of 🧡Helped by the unstoppable Cathy Welsh.
This is a must watch. Grateful to
@fred_guttenberg
for turning his pain into purpose. Grateful to
@GovernorShapiro
for always leading on gun safety. This stuff is common sense and PA voters understand that.
Thankful for
@fred_guttenberg
's voice, advocacy, and his friendship as we work to reduce gun violence so every child of God can be safe in their community.
Watch our conversation about The PA Office of Gun Violence Prevention, how we’re tackling gun violence, and why we do it.
Proud to be a part of the 3rd cohort of inspiring
@MomsDemand
volunteers in the
#DemandASeat
training program. It was an invaluable experience. Time to put it all into practice! Demand. Run. Change.
@Everytown
My happy place - a concert under the ✨. I shouldn’t have to wonder if I’ll make it home safely.
Our elected leaders owe us
#MoreThanThoughtsAndPrayers
to prevent gun violence—text CHECKS to 644-33 to demand your senators take action NOW!
@MomsDemand
@Everytown
Nothing warms my
@MomsDemand
❤️ on a bitter cold morning like a room full of support for
@VoteJoeMcAndrew
in his 2/7 special election. We are just 3 days away from a gun safety majority in the PA House (& knocked 24 🚪 s!).
#paleg
#keepgoing
📣 It's
#NationalVoterRegistrationDay
!
As a Pennsylvania
@MomsDemand
volunteer I’m a voter bc I want lawmakers who protect our kids more than our guns.
Is your registration up-to-date? Text REGISTER to 644-33 to make sure your voice is heard in November.
#MomsAreEverywhere
Joined 27
@momsdemand
volunteers from across PA for a virtual phone bank for
@joebiden
.
@shannonrwatts
brought the inspiration, reminding us to think of ourselves as individual engines who together are an unstoppable force.
#MomsAreEverywhere
So grateful to Nikki who tonight told the moving story of her funny, loving son,David. His life was taken by gun violence. A room full of
@MomsDemand
volunteers at
@riverstonepgh
(& Zoom) are ready to honor his memory with action like fighting for gun safety legislation
#paleg
Sen. Flynn should know PA needs stronger gun laws from personal experience ⤵️ But…he votes against common sense gun safety measures.
Our legislature MUST prioritize Pennsylvanians’ safety, not the gun lobby's dangerous agenda!
#PAPolitics
.
Thank you
@pirates
for having us in the charity box for tonight’s game. Even with the rain, it was great to celebrate with survivors & community partners.
@MomsDemand
@Ad99Solutions
One year ago we met at this same location for our first 2020
@MomsDemand
Pittsburgh Elections Postcard party. Tonight we kicked off our 2021 western PA legislative advocacy work (and wrote a few postcards too).
#keepgoing
#paleg
@Everytown
I just sent an urgent message telling my state senator not to weaken gun safety in PA. Send a message to your state senator to vote NO on HB 2440 >>
@momsdemand
#PAPolitics
@gpelusi
& I met w/ Stephanie from
@SenToomey
‘s PGH office to say thank you for his support for Gun Safety legislative framework & deliver letters from across PA. Can’t wait to see this cross the finish line!
#DontLookAway
@MomsDemand
@Everytown
I am honored to be the official Democratic nominee for PA State Representative House District 44. I am so grateful for EVERYONE who helped to get us here.
Together, we will flip this important seat in November!
In 2022 I'm working to end gun violence by electing Gun Sense Candidates in Pennsylvania with
@MomsDemand
.
This is how we fight gun extremism in our state AND in our Statehouse!
Make this the year that you join the movement to
#EndGunViolence
.
Text READY to 644-33!
#PALeg
Grateful to volunteer & rep
@MomsDemand
@ Voices Against Violence free Summer Camp in S. PGH, a community hit hard by gun violence. One of our amazing community partners who give big ❤️ to SO MANY kids. Support Uncle Rich, Dr. A & all their work here:
My friend
@gpelusi
shared her story and honored her mother Ruthanne at today’s
#wearorange
event in Sunny’s Community Garden, Pittsburgh. It was an amazing afternoon with our inspiring community partners 🧡🌻🧡
@MomsDemand
#endgunviolence
Pittsburgh! Less than two weeks before National Gun Violence Awareness Day &
#WearOrange
weekend. Join us in Pittsburgh's historic Hill District as we use our voices to lift up survivors & the memory of all those taken by gun violence.
@momsdemand
RSVP at
Claire & I walked up A LOT of steps to get up to this door today & I’m SO glad we did. Talked to a lovely voter who said I’m only the 2nd candidate in 24 years to make the effort. 💙🩵💛
Grateful to represent
@MomsDemand
2nite @ the South Pittsburgh Coalition 4 Peace & to share podium w/Rev Eileen, Apostle Trent,
@JoshFleitman
, & Richard Carrington who’s been to 218 funerals of young people he’s known. Honored lives taken in Uvalde & vowed to do more🧡
#KeepGoing
Last night I launched my campaign for PAHD44 in a room packed with amazing people including
@ChrisForPA
&
@LindseyForPA
Overwhelmed & grateful. Here’s to family, community, hard work, good people & a stronger, safer PA! Learn more:
@MomsDemand
@gpelusi
There is a direct relationship between gun violence prevention policy and the reduction of gun violence - you can see it in other states here.
But after yet another tragedy, the Republican PA Senate refuses to act to prevent more deaths.
It is totally unacceptable that guns are the leading cause of death among children & teens in PA. I
#WearOrange
to honor those children & their families and to call attention to this epidemic. We MUST do more to prevent gun violence in our community
@MomsDemand
@Hbeckhaas
will be a fighter for safer communities, better schools, and a cleaner environment in the State House!
Thrilled to join former
@PADems
Chair Mills to support her campaign this evening.
#LetsWork
As a proud resident of PA, I am deeply saddened by the toll of gun violence in our state. On June 4th, I will
#WearOrange
to honor those impacted by gun violence in PA and to call attention to this epidemic. We must do more to prevent gun violence in our community!
@MomsDemand
Getting our
@MomsDemand
#wearorange
activities started early @ the PGH Children’s’ Theater Festival. Painting bricks for ☮️ planters, sharing the
#BeSMART
message with gun locks & more! Saturday & Sunday! Come see us!
@CulturalTrust
The Pennsylvania House just passed a bipartisan bill to ban the possession of ghost guns.
Ghost guns are dangerous, DIY weapons criminals can put together in their own home — and I've been fighting for legislation like this since I was Attorney General.
The State Senate must