Members of Moms by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">Demand
Action for Gun Sense in America gather to protest.Womens e-news
The National Rifle Association, which has torpedoed gun by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">control
bills for 30 years, is facing a formidable opponent: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">America
.
The 1.5 million member-organization hopes to capitalize on gender differences in Americans' attitudes towards guns to elect candidates to Congress and state legislatures who support universal by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">background
checks for gun buyers and limitations on child access to guns.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, the leading proponent of gun control legislation in Congress since 1997, believes this is a by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">good
plan.
"Over the years, I have had many colleagues tell me that they would like to support my bills but are terrified to do so because the NRA would end their legislative careers in the next election," said McCarthy, a New York Democrat, in a phone interview. "To overcome this logjam, Congress must become more afraid of the moms than the NRA."
