LGBT Organizations Join Fight For Gun Control

FEATURING JASON HOWE – Congressional Democrats concluded a day-long sit-in at the House Chamber on Thursday. The purpose of their sit-in was a theatrical push against NRA-influenced Republicans to pass a bill banning people on the “no-fly” list from legally purchasing firearms, as well as expanding background checks on gun buyers.

Many are characterizing the Democratic Party’s actions as a desperate response the dominance of the gun lobby in the wake of the devastating Orlando mass shooting. Others are critical of the racist and arbitrary nature of the “no-fly” list.

What is clear however, is that the NRA and gun proliferation advocates may have a new force to reckon with. Two leading LGBTQ rights organizations, the Human Rights Campaign, and Equality California, have joined the fight against gun violence.

Find more at www.EQCA.org.

Jason Howe, Communications Director at Equality California, which is California’s largest LGBT organization.