Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org
@KrisB_Brown
President @Bradybuzz. Fighting for a just America free of gun violence & the gun lobby's influence. Proud Virginian. Mom to 2 ❤️ #endfamilyfire #endgunviolence
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http://bradyunited.org 03-10-2017 15:27:06
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I am so grateful to have Brenda's leadership at Brady | United Against Gun Violence as one one of the many survivors of gun violence on our team. My heart is with her family as we remember her father, Robert, and as we fight to spare other families these horrific tragedies. #EndGunViolence
50 years ago today, Nelson “Nick” Shields was shot and killed in San Francisco at just 23 years old.
Following his death, his father, Pete Shields turned his unimaginable pain into action to #EndGunViolence through his work as a founder of Brady.
17 years ago today, a gunman opened fire on the campus of my alma mater, Virginia Tech, killing 32 people in one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.
As an alum, a Virginian, and a mom to a current Hokie, today is a painful reminder of why I work to #endgunviolence .
I am so proud of Brady | United Against Gun Violence’s leadership in expanding public awareness of extreme risk laws & their role to prevent gun violence. Grateful for our partners, IDPH & Ad Council, for joining us in creating a powerful model that will save lives and can be adopted by other states.
Safe firearm storage is a critical component of #SuicidePrevention .
Access to a gun triples the risk of death by suicide. In 75% of youth firearm suicides for which the gun storage method could be identified, the gun was stored loaded and unlocked.
BREAKING: President Biden & The White House just made the biggest expansion of background checks since the 1993 Brady Bill.
This will bring America as close as possible to universal background until Congress takes the necessary legislative action. As the leader of Brady | United Against Gun Violence, I am elated.
The Biden administration is issuing a rule designed to close a gap that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks.
The move will end the so-called 'gun-show loophole.'
Geoff Bennett speaks to Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org for more.
Tonight I told PBS NewsHour, “As a result of the proliferation of gun shows and internet sales, estimates show that about 1/5 guns sold today are sold with no background check at all.”
That’s why it’s such a big deal that President Biden closed these loopholes. youtu.be/COhH6MBvUNQ
From Columbine to Sandy Hook, background check loopholes & unlicensed gun dealers have caused pain for so many.
So we marched for those we lost, organized, passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and now President Biden has gotten us one massive step closer to ending gun violence.