Georgia Moms, Children To Hold Atlanta Mother's Day Walk and Rally On Saturday To Raise Gun Violence Awareness

ATLANTA, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by Mayors Against Illegal Guns:

Mothers, children and others who have been affected by gun violence will gather Saturday in Atlanta for a walk and rally to raise awareness about the effects of gun violence on mothers and children. 

Last month Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson were among those who voted against bipartisan legislation proposed by NRA A-rated Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey that would have closed the loopholes that make it easy for criminals and dangerous people to get guns. Recent independent polls that have found that 91 percent of Georgians support background checks for all gun buyers.

Georgians can sign a Mother's Day card urging their Senators to take action on gun violence here.

In addition, to mark Mother's Day, Roxanna Green, whose nine year-old daughter Christina-Taylor Green was killed in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting, released a video message. Link to the video here.

Event details are below.

What: Moms Demand Action Mother's Day Walk and Rally Against Gun Violence

Who: Co-chapter head of Moms Demand Action of Georgia Piyali Cole, Co-chapter head of Moms Demand Action of Georgia Melinda Ennis, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned Georgians

Where: Piedmont Park, 400 Park Dr. NE, Atlanta

When: Saturday, May 11, 11:00 a.m.

About Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Since its creation in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 members to more than 950 mayors from across the country. We have more than 1.5 million grassroots supporters, making us the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country.  The bipartisan coalition, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting communities by holding gun offenders accountable; demanding access to crime gun trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking; and working with legislators to fix weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns.  Learn more at www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org

MEDIA CONTACT
Christina Freundlich: [email protected] or 314-302-0602
Kate Downen: [email protected] or 406-224-5056

SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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