Marcel McClinton of Brady’s Team ENOUGH Executive Council spoke with VICE News about how his background makes him unique to the gun safety movement, and the importance of including more people like him.
Brady in the News
HuffPost
The Huffington Post noted the impact that Brady and other gun violence prevention organizations had in endorsing and supporting candidates across the nation, speaking with Brady co-president Avery Gardiner about the possibilities that now await a new Congress.
Los Angeles Times
Amanda Wilcox of the California Chapters spoke with the Los Angeles Times following this week’s high profile mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA, discussing the legality of the shooter’s magazine.
Associated Press
The Associated Press spoke with Brady co-president Kris Brown about the impact that gun safety had on the midterm elections and what the impending Congress’s priorities should be.
Los Angeles Times
Loren Lieb and Donna Finkelstein were on their way to Lancaster on Saturday to campaign against a congressional candidate who opposes strict gun control laws when the two women received a call with news about a mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Nexstar Media
In addition to sparking a conversation about denouncing anti-Semitism, the mass murder at the Pittsburgh synagogue has put gun control in the minds of voters as they go to the polls, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The advocacy group says voters urgently want change and Democrats hopes that plays to their advantage.
TIME
TIME Magazine dedicated the entirety of this week’s magazine to guns and America, interviewing 245 people - including Brady co-president Kris Brown and VP of Programs Kyleanne Hunter - and telling their stories.
USA Today
Gun-control groups are launching a “voter protection campaign” to keep guns out of the polling booths this Election Day.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota candidates in some of the fiercest races on this year’s ballot got a boost on Monday from high-profile national politicians, with several election contests here pivotal to which party comes out ahead in the midterm elections.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Two years ago, when Democrat Chrissy Houlahan began running for Congress, people told the military veteran and former high school teacher to stay away from one topic: Gun control.