Gun Violence Prevention

Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis. In this November 17, 2020 letter, WNDC signed, along with 86 organizations from the GVP community, to the Biden-Harris Transition Team urging immediate action on gun violence in its first 100 days in office. ”The Biden-Harris Administration has a substantial opportunity to take meaningful … Read more

NRA While their leadership is weakened, membership dropping, and legal suits mounting, they still have their tradeassociation, The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). According to Newtown Action Alliance, the trade associationfor the firearms industry announced that the firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson contributed $500,000 to its “#GUNVOTEvoter registration and education campaign.” American Outdoor, formerly known … Read more

The Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has compiled information on the endorsements by key gun violence prevention organizations of the us senate candidates currently being supported by the Woman’s National Democratic Club.  Please contact Ellen McGovern if you have questions.

COVID-19 continues, while gun violence never went away! The public and media just awakened, while neighborhoods and communities, from DC, Chicago, Atlanta, to LA, were in its midst. Many politicians, according to Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, attempt to blame this increase on Black Lives Matter protests and gun safety laws, but we know better. … Read more

The Woman’s National Democratic Club co-signed a letter to Representative James McGovern, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, and Representative Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, in support of efforts to reinstate congressional notification of firearms exports. These weapons were recently moved to the Commerce Department-led Commerce Control List (CCL) … Read more

The Woman’s National Democratic Club co-signed a letter to all US Senators in firm opposition to the Senate GOP JUSTICE Act (S.3985). This bill falls short of the comprehensive reform needed to address the current policing crisis in the country and achieve meaningful law enforcement accountability. The current protests in our cities are a response … Read more

The WNDC, together with 65 organizations and individuals, signed and sent a letter prepared by the DC Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council, urging action: “to make eliminating gun violence a top priority and to make a substantial and long-term commitment to fund a comprehensive gun … Read more

Virginia had a very successful legislative session! Most of Governor Northam’s gun safety package passed both houses this session, except for the “ban on assault weapons.” Bills include: Background Checks; One-Handgun-A-Month Purchases; Red Flag (allows law enforcement to temporarily prohibit someone at risk to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing firearms); Extension of Firearms … Read more

Gun Violence in America—Will Senators Follow Their Constituents and Act?! People say the Congress doesn’t respond, but let’s be specific here! The Senate doesn’t respond; the House does! The second week of September the House Judiciary Committee marked up three bills, which should be on the House floor by early October. They are: The Red … Read more

WNDC joined 221 other advocacy organizations in signing a gun violence research letter sent to House and Senate leadership and members of both Appropriations Committees. The letter generally speaks to the public health emergency of gun violence and specifically urges Congress to appropriate 50 million dollars in the FY 2020 budget for the Centers for Disease … Read more