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Ceasefire Concert 4/28; Gun Safety Forum 5/6; +more

Ceasefire Concert 4/28; Gun Safety Forum 5/6; + more

This blog contains information on 1) The Ceasefire concert on Sunday, April 28; 2) A Forum on Defending Maryland's Firearm Safety Act, Monday May 6, 7:30 p.m; and 3)  Update from Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence on Firearm Safety Act effective 10/1/13 and more. 

 

1) Ceasefire Concert

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CEASEFIRE - April 28th @ 4:30 pm

A Showcase of Jewish Youth Artists to End Gun Violence

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Lag BaOmer – Sunday April 28th – 4:30pm

Takoma Park Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD  20912

Celebrate the passing of state gun control legislation with local Jewish youth artists this Lag BaOmer.  The concert will take place at the Takoma Park Community Center on the corner of Maple Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue.

With Guest Speaker, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin.

Sponsored by the Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community and the City of Takoma Park, the fundraiser is open to the public for a suggested contribution of $15.  All proceeds will support the work of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence  and the Brady Campaign.

The performers feature youth from the Buber Youth Network, Am Kolel, Kehila Chadasha and other Jewish communities in the DC metro area, including several from Takoma Park and Silver Spring.  Their performances will include original music, poetry, drama and dance.

Light refreshments to follow.

2)  A Forum on Defending Maryland's Firearm Safety Act, Monday May 6, 7:30 p.m.

A Forum on Defending Maryland's Firearm Safety Act

The gun lobby plans to file a lawsuit to challenge Maryland’s courageous steps to control gun violence, the Firearm Safety Act. The leaders who fought for the law will discuss the implementation and defense of the law, which requires fingerprinting and licensing of handgun purchasers, bans the sale of assault weapons and high capacity gun magazines and gives the State Police the authority to regulate gun dealers.

 

Monday, May 6, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Location: Silver Spring Civic Center, Great Hall


Speakers
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

Senator Brian Frosh, Chair, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee

Delegate Kathleen Dumais, Vice-Chair, House Judiciary Committee

Vinny DeMarco, President, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

Josh Horwitz, Esq., Executive Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Jon Randall, Maryland State Director, Organizing for Action (Obama’s Grassroots Campaign)

Sponsors: Safe Silver Spring, Montgomery County Young Democrats, Greater Silver Spring Democratic Club, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, Councilmember Valerie Ervin

Cosponsors:    County Executive Leggett, Councilmember Riemer, Senator Raskin, Delegates Hixson, Hucker and  Mizeur, Am Kolel, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Moms Demand Action – MD, Organizing For Action - Greater Silver Spring, African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County, Neeta Datt, Matt Losak.  We welcome additional cosponsors.

3) Update from Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence on Firearm Safety Act effective 10/1/13 and more. 


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence <contact@marylanderstopreventgunviolence.org>
Date: Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 7:16 PM
Subject: Update: Firearm Safety Act effective Oct 1+ Upcoming Events

Last week, the gun lobby announced that they will NOT try to petition our new life-saving Maryland gun violence prevention law to referendum. This is great news! The other side knew that we would win such a referendum fight and that the people of Maryland would overwhelmingly affirm the new law. Your great work over the last few months convinced them of that!

This means that our new law will take effect on October 1 of this year, and we will do all we can to make sure it is fully and effectively implemented.

The gun lobby did say that they plan to challenge the new law in court, but they will lose there also. We will work closely with the O'Malley-Brown Administration and Attorney General Gansler to make sure of that.

Our victory, however, will be short-lived if we allow the gun lobby to control the message in the weeks and months ahead. They are already threatening to unseat our legislative champions in the 2014 election, and we can't let that happen. They aren't going away and neither must we!

Help in the short term by attending:

1. Gun Legislation Town Hall Meeting w/ state legislators in Frederick on April 27th - Details Here

2.CEASEFIRE on April 28th (Fundraiser for MPGV & Brady Campaign): A Showcase of Jewish Young Artists - Details Here

3. "The Future of Gun Violence Prevention" w/ Lt. Gov Brown, Senator Frosh, Delegate Dumais and others at the Safe Silver Spring meeting on May 6 - Details Here

We'll continue to keep you updated on opportunities to defend the Firearm Safety Act and the good people who made it law. Thanks so much!


Vinny DeMarco

PS. Also, check out the following:

- Me on National PBS News Hour talking abour our great victory

- A great new document by the Johns Hopkins Center For Gun Policy and Research showing how our new fingerprint licensing system is a very effective tool to prevent gun violence

- A great column by Fraser Smith describing the history of our victory

Support our work to reduce gun violence in Maryland: Make A Donation
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