I’ve spent 18 years fighting for gun control. Here’s how we win
Bad branding, a knack for giving up, and the uncertain place of women and mothers in the movement has stymied gun reform for a generation. It’s time we changed that.
Eighteen years ago I applied for a permit to march on Washington, called it the “Million Mom March,” and scheduled the protest for Mother’s Day 2000. More than 750,000 protestors turned out on the National Mall. Another 250,000 poured into sister marches across the country. This spring, the March for Our Lives surpassed those numbers. It was a promising sign that the gun control movement is finally regaining momentum after failing miserably to keep Americans safe.