Thread by @shannonrwatts

THEY DID IT!!! After Pennsylvania @MomsDemand volunteers worked to pass this bill to disarm domestic abusers for over three years, it is finally headed to the governor’s desk to sign it into law.

https://twitter.com/OFAPAUnion/status/1047531971755298816

How did we do it? @MomsDemand delivered an open letter to Pennsylvania lawmakers in the House signed by over 7,600 Pennsylvanians. We drove tens of thousands of calls and digital messages to lawmakers urging them to support #HB2060.

We hosted five press conferences, throughout the week of September 5th, with state legislators of both parties, local law enforcement and concerned citizens. We hosted a “Protect Pennsylvania Families” rally with community leaders and lawmakers on September 24th.

We launched an effort to engage the public and hold lawmakers accountable that included six billboards across the state, with airplane banners that flew over western and central Pennsylvania on Labor Day.

We published a video featuring @MomsDemand volunteers highlighting the reasons Pennsylvanians support the bill. We released a list of "78 Reasons We Can’t Wait" featuring 78 testimonials – one for each of the 78 Pennsylvanians shot and killed last year by domestic gun violence.

It worked. The bill passed today a will help ensure abusers convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, who are already prohibited from having guns under Pennsylvania law and required to transfer them after their conviction, transfer their firearms quickly and securely.

.@GovernorTomWolf is going to need a really big room when he signs #HB2060... #ProtectPAFamilies #papolitics