‘Elections matter’: Why Brady PAC is backing Mark Herring in the AG primary
Published Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, 4:35 pm
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Virginia Democrats won majorities in the House of Delegates and State Senate in 2019 on a platform heavy on gun violence prevention measures.
What we’ve seen from the General Assembly in the two legislative sessions since buttresses the case that elections matter.
“Once the legislature flipped the way that it did, they started passing gun violence prevention measures almost immediately. I rate every single one of those that took those votes just an A effort there. They certainly came in knowing that the right gun laws at the state level can save lives almost immediately. And they put that right to action,” said Brian Lemek, the executive direct
Giffords, Brady PAC announce endorsements for Mark Herring in attorney general race
Published Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 9:36 am
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Progressive gun violence groups Giffords and Brady PAC announced their endorsements Monday of Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s re-election campaign.
Herring had previously received the endorsement from gun violence prevention activist Lori Haas and her organization, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, last month.
“Since getting elected in 2013, Mark Herring has been steadfast in his commitment to end gun violence and I’m proud to support him for a third term as attorney general,” former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said. “Mark is a proven leader that has taken on the NRA, closed gun loopholes, and sponsored commonsense background c
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President Biden on Thursday announced a series of executive actions to curb gun violence, and he pledged to push for sweeping change to the country’s firearms laws his first substantive response to a pair of mass shootings last month that left 18 dead.
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” Biden said in the White House Rose Garden. “The idea that we have so many people dying every single day from gun violence in America is a blemish on our character as nation.”