Pros And Cons Of Gun Lobby
An interest group that opposes the NRA is the “other” gun lobby.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his $50 million donation brought together Bloomberg's two previous gun groups, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They are called Everytown for Gun Safety.
"We are pissed off and we want to do something about this," Parker says. They use their own personal stories as well as celebrities to try to promote their platform. According to CNN, in the past year they defeated bills across 23 states that would have either let people carry guns in public schools or college campuses, or would have let them carry concealed, loaded handguns in public with no permit and no training. They also overcame attempts
to abolish universal background checks for all gun buyers in Colorado, and for all handgun buyers in Iowa and North Carolina.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his $50 million donation brought together Bloomberg's two previous gun groups, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They are called Everytown for Gun Safety.
"We are pissed off and we want to do something about this," Parker says. They use their own personal stories as well as celebrities to try to promote their platform. According to CNN, in the past year they defeated bills across 23 states that would have either let people carry guns in public schools or college campuses, or would have let them carry concealed, loaded handguns in public with no permit and no training. They also overcame attempts
to abolish universal background checks for all gun buyers in Colorado, and for all handgun buyers in Iowa and North Carolina.