Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, Inc

This organization brought in millions of dollars of outside money to lobby heavily for legislative changes that abrogate the State Constitutional rights of the citizens of my state. When it failed to accomplish this in both regular and special legislative sessions of the legislature, it disseminated mis-, dis-, and mal-information using logical fallacies, false statistics, and capitalized on emotional and irrational fear through its advertising and out-of-state “community organizers” to get a spate of initiatives passed outside of the legislative process which have further abrogated the State Constitutional rights of residents in my state. These initiatives, passed years ago, have not had the promised effect on the rates of violent crimes, and have instead only made the continued compliance with the law by law-abiding citizens more costly, more burdensome, and with a greater level of bureaucracy and government record-keeping, which further abrogates privacy rights.

The mission statement of this organization is disingenuous and this organization actively works to erode fundamental rights nationwide by preying upon victims of violence.

I had always been sensitive to the gun violence issue, but did not know how to be involved in creating the solution. After the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I sought out the NAA, and have found them to be a passionate group of volunteers that are totally committed to addressing this issue. I am proud to be a part of their team.

This organization took me from being a hear broken Mom living in Sandy Hook , CT not knowing what to do about the tragic state of gun violence in our county and turned me into an activist. Showed me how to literally knock on the doors of Congressmen and Senators and how to make our voices heard. This organization has vowed to keep knocking on those doors until we get better gun laws. And I'll be there with them until then.

Newtown Action Alliance is an all volunteer group that was one of just a few in the country that was formed after the community was devastated by a mass shooting. They were motivated to organize so that other communities could avoid a similar tragedy in the future by working on legislative and cultural issues to change the hearts and minds of citizens and lawmakers . They have collaborated with other national groups and are inclusive of everyone who wants to join in their efforts. The Sandy Hook School shooting was a turning point that woke many Americans up to the magnitude of the gun violence problem in this country and the Newtown name is still very important and relevant. Over the past three years they have built a reputation that has earned the respect of lawmakers who are working on this issue at the state and federal level, as well as the gun violence survivors that they speak for.

This group of incredibly active, motivated and dedicated people have almost single handedly put gun control reform on the map in the past 3 years. They work tirelessly and compassionately to be a voice for all victims of gun violence. Newtown Action Alliance pushed President Obama to take action and pass a law expanding background checks in January 2016. Their work is incredibly valuable and extremely effective. They practice TRUE honor with action.

An all volunteer group which has been a real advocate for commonsense gun safety laws both nationally and in state.