GUN SAFETY EVENT: WELCOME RALLY IN TRENTON FOR SANDY HOOK TEAM 26 CYCLISTS HOSTED BY MERCER COUNTY MOMS DEMAND ACTION
GUN SAFETY EVENT: WELCOME RALLY IN TRENTON FOR SANDY HOOK TEAM 26 CYCLISTS
HOSTED BY MERCER COUNTY MOMS DEMAND ACTION
WHEN: Sunday, May 6th
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Trenton City Hall
WHAT: The Mercer County Moms Demand Action local group welcomes the riders of Team 26 who will stop in Trenton, NJ as they ride 400 miles from Newtown, CT, to Washington, D.C. The rally is a show of support for Team 26 and the anti-gun violence message they are taking to legislators.
WHO: Team 26, a group of volunteer cyclists who ride annually to honor the 26 killed
at the Sandy Hook School and all victims of gun violence, to raise awareness
of the public health crisis of gun violence, and to support common sense
measures to reduce it.
Speakers at the rally include: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman,
Team 26 Lead Monte Frank and a student member of the team, Trenton Mayor
Eric Jackson, Everytown Survivor Fellow Regina Thompson-Jenkins,
Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter (NJ-35), and Mercer County Freeholder
Lucylle Walter.
For more information about Team 26 see: www.team26.org
ABOUT MOMS DEMAND ACTION
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was created to demand action from legislators, state and federal; companies; and educational institutions to establish common-sense gun reforms.
Moms Demand Action was founded by stay-at-home mom Shannon Watts on December 15, 2012, in response to the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The organization quickly flourished into a leading force for gun violence prevention, with chapters in all 50 states and a powerful grassroots network of moms that has successfully effected change at the local, state and national level. In December 2013, Moms Demand Action partnered with Mayors Against Illegal Guns to unite a nationwide movement of millions of Americans working together to change the game and end the epidemic of gun violence that affects every community.
Moms Demand Action supports the 2nd Amendment, but we believe common-sense solutions can help decrease the escalating epidemic of gun violence that kills too many of our children and loved ones every day. Whether the gun violence happens in urban Chicago, suburban Virginia, or rural Texas, we must act now on new and stronger gun laws and policies to protect our children.
Moms Demand Action envisions a country where all children and families are safe from gun violence. Our nonpartisan grassroots movement has grown to include a chapter in every state across the country. We are educating, motivating, and mobilizing supporters to take action that will result in stronger laws and policies to save lives.
