Activist Boot Camp: Preventing Firearm Violence Jan. 24th... and more news
* Join our next gun safety action team meeting, 7-8:30pm, Monday, Jan. 27th, Wesley Room, Allendale United Methodist Church. Click here to see our latest update on proposed firearm-related legislation currently before the FL Legislature.
* The recent $25M Congressional appropriation for the CDC and NIH to study gun violence effectively ends the 20+ year ban which prevented federal agencies from identifying trends and studying effective methods to prevent firearm injuries & deaths. Click here to read more about why gun violence research shouldn’t be about politics… it’s about public health.
* LWVSPA is proud to again be involved in USF College of Public Health’s Advocacy Boot Camp. Sessions will include Advocacy 101 & the Firearm Issue; Advocacy, Legislation and Communication; Researching Firearm Issues; and break-out sessions on key topics like Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Firearm Storage and Universal Background Checks/Closing the Loopholes.
Details below. The event is free with light breakfast and lunch included… but do RSVP as noted. Hope to see you there this Friday, the 24th!