An army of mothers, against firearms in the US

In all the US territoryand group of mothers and activists flags the fight against gun violence.

Its about collective Moms demands action (Moms demand action) that seeks the national implementation of public safety measures that can protect people.

Among the group’s functions is promote stricter gun laws.

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So much so that last Tuesday the New York state collective met with legislators at the local Congress headquarters to develop a firearms safety agenda.

This, given that So far this year, 5,780 people have died in incidents related to shootings and intentional homicides. Among the deceased, 495 are found son under 17 years oldthe organization revealed Gun Violence Archive.

Even, Yesterday in Ohio, a two-year-old boy was injured by accidentally activating a gun that was inside his house.

We work to eradicate loopholes that endanger the safety of our families. We also work in our own communities and with business leaders to promote a culture of responsible gun ownership,” the group, which has a presence in all states and territories of the American Union, expressed in its guidelines.

He December 14, 2012and man opened fire in the Sandy Hook Elementary Schoolin Connecticut. The attacker murdered 26 people, of which 20 were children aged six and seven.

The day after this tragedy, Shannon Wattsfounder of the collective and mother of five children, took the first step in her career as an activist, with a Facebook group in which he promoted that each citizen should do their part to stop the gun epidemic.

After, Watts began looking for partnershipsbut they were all led by men, even though she dreamed of “an army of women who are not afraid of anything.”

“We know that gun violence can be prevented and we are committed to doing whatever is necessary to keep families safe,” the group said.

Since the 2016 election campaign, the current President Joe Biden announced that he would implement laws for limit access to weaponsespecially the assault rifles.

The issue remains on the agenda heading into the November elections.

“Americans, and especially American women, will go to vote in the next election with two things in mind: guns and abortion,” Watts said.

With information from Verónica Mondragón and AFP

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