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One Million Moms for Gun Control (click here) announced today that it would sponsor and co-sponsor several major events in January to demand action on common-sense gun control laws. In addition, the organization will kick off another social media campaign that will allow moms to connect across the country....

By Karina BlandThe Republic | azcentral.comTue Jan 8, 2013 7:52 AM

When Roxanna Green’s car (click here) crossed into Newtown, Conn., a pretty little town of about 27,000, she felt a too-familiar fear crawl up her back and over the top of her head. She tried to rub away the goose bumps on her upper arms.

It was Monday, Dec. 17. Green could feel grief hanging in the air of the town where, three days before, a gunman had shot and killed 27 people, including 20 first-graders in their schoolrooms, and then himself.

“It was just so heartbreaking. It was really, really sad,” she said.

From the car window, she could look down quiet streets where yellow ribbons had been tied to lamp posts and stop signs in honor of those killed.

There were too many yellow ribbons....

Christina Taylor Green Memorial Foundation (click here)

Demand a Plan (click here)

Our efforts cannot bring back the 20 innocent children murdered in Newtown, CT -- or the 33 people murdered with guns every day in America. But we can prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation that will:

1. Require a criminal background check for every gun sold in America
2. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines
3. Make gun trafficking a federal crime, with real penalties for “straw purchasers”

Demand that your members of Congress and the president support these legislative priorities.