The Gun Debate with Shannon Watts

[SecularMotion]

1) What motivated you to get involved in the gun debate, especially in starting Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America?

The day after 26 Americans were slaughtered in the sanctity of an elementary school, I was so outraged that I started a Facebook page where moms concerned about gun violence in our country could talk. In just weeks, our online discussion quickly turned into an offline movement. And the more moms that learned about our lax federal and state gun laws – as well as the 86 Americans who are murdered or commit suicide with a gun every day – the more angry we became. We thought our elected officials were protecting us – we were wrong. For decades, too many of our elected officials have been doing the bidding of the Washington gun lobby without notice, but no longer – American moms are paying attention post-Newtown.

In just over a year, Moms Demand Action has grown into a national grassroots movement with a chapter in every state of the country, thousands of volunteers, and millions of supporters. Since Sandy Hook, we’ve been a ubiquitous presence pushing for sensible gun laws in city halls and statehouses, and we’ve already achieved some significant results.

Before Moms Demand Action, the voices of moms were missing from this debate, but that has finally changed. We’re excited to jumpstart a grassroots movement that is able to finally go toe-to-toe with the Washington gun lobby. Our opposition may have had a decades-long head start, but we'll win because the passion of moms to protect their children will beat out the interests of the Washington gun lobby.

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/meet-the-press-24-7/10-questions-gun-debate-shannon-watts-n84756

[Duckhunter935]

1. She is good at public relations

Founder at Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (now a Bloomberg company)

NYC Mayor joined forces with Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America in a $50 million effort to motivate voters

Past
Freelance Senior Consultant/Counselor at Fleishman-Hillard
Founder and President at VoxPop Public Relations
Vice President, Corporate Communications at WellPoint
Director, Global Communications at GE Healthcare
Director, Global Public and Corporate Affairs at Monsanto
Vice President, Corporate and Public Affairs at Fleishman-Hillard
Public Affairs Officer at Missouri State Government

http://www.linkedin.com/in/shannontroughton


Glad you are on board with this corporate communications executive.

[flamin lib]

3. And Wayne LaPierre is too. At least for fearful paranoids . . . nt

[Duckhunter935]

4. Yes he is, and an idiot also.

but he does not try and pass himself off as just a stay at home mother that just had a great grassroots idea.

We all know what the political side of the NRA is as well as the ex-republican turned independent billionaire Bloomberg.

[flamin lib]

5. Really? He tries to pass himself off as a defender of FREEDOM

and LIBERTY.

He's just a shill, spending other people's money to make more money for the gun industry.

Bloomberg is spending HIS OWN MONEY.

Sorry but your attempt at false equivalency is piteous at best.

[Duckhunter935]

6. In his eyes I am sure that is what he believes

maybe not the dictionary definition of shill. He makes outrageous statements that are not defensible and yes the NRA spends a lot of money from millions of people who tend to be motivated and vote.

Bloomberg has billions so a few million is really pocket change for him and we will see if he can get the same motivation from his side and get them to the voting booth.

no false equivalency just some facts.

I have no problems with better and more background checks, but they lose me when talk of bans and registration.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Answer: Money.

Money money money money money money money.

[Jgarrick]

7. She does seem to have a new theme song, does she not?

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