The GunShine State ?

The NRA is pushing bills in 24 states that would allow guns in K-12 schools and force colleges and universities to allow guns on campus.

As a parent, I am genuinely frightened for my children.

The epicenter of this fight is in Florida — the gun lobby’s favorite state to test out extreme legislation.

The NRA has already introduced six guns-in-schools bills in the Florida legislature covering everything from kindergarten to college. There’s no other way to put it: this is Crazytown.

That’s why Everytown is launching a TV ad featuring some shocking quotes from the NRA’s own CEO, Wayne LaPierre. We’re telling lawmakers: Keep guns out of our schools!

Watch our new TV ad now — then donate $10 or more to help us make and keep ads like this on the air. Your donation will help fuel the fight to keep guns out of schools in Florida and across the country.

We are already terrifying an entire generation of school children with lockdown drills. Instead of introducing more guns in schools, we should be busy keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

Parents and educators overwhelmingly agree that no one but trained law enforcement and security guards should be armed in schools. And in 1999, the NRA’s own CEO Wayne LaPierre agreed, too.

That’s the simple, common-sense point our new TV ad makes.

We must speak up, as parents and concerned citizens, and stop the NRA’s dangerous guns-in-schools agenda before it gets any further.

Watch the ad and make a gift now:

https://donate.everytown.org/donate/Stop-Crazytown-FL-Ad-2

Thanks for fueling the fight to keep our schools and children safe.

Cathi Geeslin
Program Manager
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

P.S. Thanks to generous donations from supporters like you, we are printing more than 12,000 gun-free schools postcards for volunteers to deliver to Florida’s state capitol on Monday. Let’s keep this fight going. Help Stop Crazytown by making a contribution now.

A year ago, President Obama announced “My Brother’s Keeper,” a new initiative designed to address the opportunity gaps faced by too many young people in America, and boys and young men of color in particular. Yesterday, the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force was proud to release a report showing the progress we’ve made in the past 12 months.

When he announced this initiative last year, the President explained how he grew up in a “forgiving” environment, how the people around him in school and in his community pushed him to work and study hard.

“They never gave up on me, and so I didn’t give up on myself,” he said.

Today, the President is fighting to make sure that every child in America gets that same chance he had. And in the first year of this initiative, we’ve seen a tremendous response from people and organizations across government, communities, and the private sector that are helping to make that a reality.

Watch the President reflect on the first year of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, and learn more about the progress we’ve made so far. And if you want to help make a difference in a young person’s life, learn how you can get involved.

The President understands that America is at its best when all of its young people are “on the playing field.” And a number of communities, businesses, and individuals have answered his call to action to help expand opportunity to more of our boys and young men of color, and all youth.

Over the past year, federal agencies have announced dozens of grants, public-private partnerships, and official guidance that will help expand opportunity. More than 60 superintendents from our country’s largest urban school districts have pledged to develop new strategies to help meet the objectives of My Brother’s Keeper.

Nearly 200 mayors, tribal leaders, and county executives — from 43 states and Washington, D.C. — have accepted the MBK Community Challenge and committed to improve life outcomes for young people at the local level. And foundations, businesses, and social enterprises have already committed more than $300 million to advance the mission of My Brother’s Keeper.

“If America stands for anything, it stands for the idea of opportunity for everybody,” the President said. “The notion that no matter who you are, or where you came from, or the circumstances into which you are born, if you work hard, if you take responsibility, then you can make it in this country.”

The President’s call to action has catalyzed a level of commitment that is creating hope and opportunity nationwide. We are proud of the progress made, but even more excited to continue working across sectors and at levels of government to transform lives and strengthen communities.

Read about the progress we’ve made in the first year of My Brother’s Keeper, and how we’re working to build hope and expand opportunity for more young people across the country.

Thank you,

Broderick

Broderick Johnson
Chair, My Brother’s Keeper Task Force
The White House