Gun violence survivors to meet with lawmakers in support of ‘common sense’ gun reform

More than 300 volunteers with the Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and survivors of gun violence, will descend on the capitol to urge legislators to enact common-sense gun legislation on Tuesday, March 27.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. at the Arizona State Capitol.

Following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month, states across the country,including Arizona, have turned their attention to gun violence prevention.

Arizonans took to the streets at March for Our Lives events on Saturday and now they’re turning their attention to the state capitol, demanding common-sense gun reform from their legislators.

Volunteers will urge lawmakers to enact a measure that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers.

62 percent of women killed by intimate partners in Arizona were shot to death, and the rate of intimate partner gun homicides in Arizona is 45 percent higher than the national average.

Volunteers will also call on politicians to support the creation of a Red Flag Law that would save lives by creating a means for family members and law enforcement to act before warning signs escalate into tragedies.

The Red Flag Law would empower families and law enforcement to petition courts to temporarily suspend a person’s access to firearms if they are a danger to themselves or others.