Newtown Action Alliance is a national grassroots group formed after the Sandy Hook shooting to bring about legislative & cultural changes to #EndGunViolence.
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In New Hampshire, 21-year-old Leah Anderson was shot and killed by her younger brother.
Leah Anderson had attended Plymouth State University, where she majored in Elementary Education and Youth Development.
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Introducing our new Community Engagement Interns, Matt and Molly!
If you would like to hear more from Matt and Molly, feel free to join us during the weekly Lunch and Lobby Sessions at 12 pm EST, and look forward to more updates as they continue their work from Newtown and Washington, D.C.
📞 Make your voice heard! Urge your Members of Congress to pass the Assault Weapons Ban.
#EndGunViolence
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Children are continually terrorized by a threat of violence. Police agencies responded to a middle school in Westport, CT on Monday due to threat indicating there were explosives & armed gunmen inside the school — a hoax also reported in other parts of the state. www.courant.com/2026/06/08/p...
Thank you to Representative Strickland and @rephuffman.bsky.social for cosponsoring H.R.2368!
We urge Members of Congress to pass the Raise the Age Act to raise the age to purchase assault rifles to 21.
Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
#RaiseTheAge #EndGunViolence
Connecticut officials join Newtown roundtable on gun violence
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Thank you @repanalilia.bsky.social for cosponsoring HR.1564!
We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.
Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence
In Orange County, Florida, a man shot and killed his daughters, 11-month-old Jaliyah Katherine Watts and 2-year-old Tiana Rae Watts before turning the gun on himself.
A GoFundMe was created to help their mother: gofund.me/2d1bff5fc
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Florida's attorney general moves to end firearm purchase waiting period
The waiting period can allow people to escape a domestic violence situation or re-consider a life altering decision.
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Three days. That’s what Florida’s waiting period requires before someone can purchase a firearm.
Now, Florida’s Attorney General is asking the courts to strike down that safeguard. For survivors like Lucy Rowles, those three days can save lives.
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Police said the caller alleged that there were explosives planted in the school and that there were armed individuals inside the building.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. State leaders, including Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D), were in Newtown on Friday evening, meeting with …
