Today is a National Day of Action Against Gun Violence, with activities in nearly 150 locations around the United States. Events were co-hosted by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Organizing for Action, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Hunters Against Gun Violence, and a number of other local and national organizations. Even Breitbart.com gave us a name for this day: GunControlapalooza and did us the favor of listing some of the events. We have arrived!
North Carolina, the Tar Heel State, featured events from one side of the state to the other. This morning in Durham, Durham Mayor Bill Bell, Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, and Morrisville Mayor Jackie Holcombe joined with community members who have experienced gun violence. This evening, a community gathering in Raleigh's Moore Square featured speakers from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, as well as Forward Americans founder and citizen lobbyist Jen Geurin Ferrell and yours truly, MsSpentyouth (Kim Erickson Yaman).
UPDATE: Here's video from our local ABC affiliate.
And the best news: As of this afternoon, Sen. Hagan's staff indicates that we can persuade Sen. Kay Hagan -- one of the lone Democratic holdouts on common-sense gun-reform legislation -- to step forward with key public announcements in the coming days.
