Something Happened Tonight.....

[RandySF]

Trump huddled with his NRA bosses in the Oval Office Thursday night, just a day after meeting with lawmakers to discuss solutions to America’s bloody gun violence epidemic.

But outside the White House, a much larger movement was taking place, as moms across the country packed community centers and churches to demand action on gun violence.

Mom’s Demand Action, a gun violence prevention group with chapters across the country, held its regular meetings Thursday night. Except this week, those meetings were anything but routine.

In towns and cities from coast to coast, activists showed up in record-breaking numbers.

In Essex, New Jersey, over 200 people packed the pews of a local church — nearly seven times the number of people who usually attend the meeting.

In St. Louis, Missouri, over 1,000 people showed up for the Mom’s Demand Action meeting — more than 10 times the size of the usual crowd.



In Howard County, Maryland, activists filled the seats and stood along the edges of the packed room.

In Batesville, Arkansas, a new chapter of Moms Demand Action met for the first time.



https://shareblue.com/trump-huddles-nra-oval-moms-pack-churches-stop-bloodshed/

[Hekate]

1. Off to the Greatest Page with you

[appalachiablue]

2. Go Moms Demand Action and all, everywhere! Enough!

[Skittles]

3. Russia laundered money through the NRA to get to Trump

both Russia and the NRA fucking OWN him - I'm sure he was reminded of that in the meeting.

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[vercetti2021]

4. Can't stop, won't stop

The NRA and their rabid supporters should be afraid, they are afraid. The blood is in the water and it's from their own hands. Fear the children...fear the mothers, fear us. We won't stop, we will not stop until assault rifles are out of the hands of dangerous individuals, until we have a better system in play that prevents people from getting such weapons, until magazines are limited to hold less, until assault rifles are no longer on the market.

Much love, keep the fight onward.

[duforsure]

5. Flipper at it again

Trump must be scared of Russia and the NRA, he's flipping just like everyone knew he would after his little gun PR event.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. And the NRA is afraid of teenagers, many of whom will be able to vote this year.

As I recall, it was young people who led the most effective protests against the war in Vietnam.

[vercetti2021]

8. The next two years should be scary for any Con

2018 and 2020 will be a slaughter at this rate, especially with demographic changes, the upcoming youth. My cousin just turned 18 this year and you better believe his butt is going to vote with us. Plus he is extremely progressive, smart kid too. Going to school to be a biochemist.

[pandr32]

6. Go Moms Demand Action!

[BlueMTexpat]

9. How wonderful to see!

And special kudos to my wonderful blue Howard County, MD!

I have the very great good fortune to live in two wonderful and liberal areas! I wish that were so for everyone!

[PunkinPi]

14. HoCo was where I was born and raised...

so proud of my home state and county!

[BlueMTexpat]

15. +1! eom

[Takket]

10. They need to tell their members to vote straight ticket Dem

If they actually want change.

[TheSmarterDog]

11. +1000

[lindysalsagal]

12. Never heard of them. Awesome!

[smirkymonkey]

13. So good to hear this. Things are finally beginning to change.

Unfortunately, things had to get this bad in order to motivate people in to action.

[tblue37]

16. MADD had an effect, so maybe this moms' group will, too. nt