Thread by @shannonrwatts

1) I reject this cynical, hopeless, inaccurate tweet. So much has happened since #SandyHook.

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2) First of all, @MomsDemand happened. Started the day after #SandyHook, we now have a chapter in every state of the country; along with @Everytown, 4M supporters; and over 70,000 active volunteers who wake up every day and work on gun violence prevention like it's a job.

3) We've changed corporate gun policies at over a dozen major restaurants and retailers, including Starbucks, Target and Facebook, and we've helped thousands of local businesses to put up gun signage. When state laws don't protect constituents, businesses must protect customers.

4) We’ve defeated HUNDREDS of dangerous bills like permitless carry, guns in K-12 schools, and guns on campus in dozens of states. We've killed approximately 90% of these bad, @NRA-supported bills every year since #SandyHook by creating coalitions and turning out at hearings.

5) We've worked tirelessly to pass background check laws in eight states since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook, bringing the total number of states with comprehensive laws to 19. Nearly half of Americans now live in states that have closed the background check loophole.

6) We've helped pass laws in 25 states and the District of Columbia to disarm domestic abusers. Just this year, eight states passed these laws, and both Democratic and Republican governors signed them into law.

7) We've trained over 1,000 volunteers to present about safe gun storage practices and run their own trainings to educate their friends, families, and neighbors. We've held more than 1,000 Be SMART events in 40 different states: besmartforkids.org #BeSMART

8) In November, we won eight out of eight of the elections in which we endorsed candidates, including new gun sense champions who were elected governor in Virginia and New Jersey. In Virginia, polling proved that Gillispie’s close ties to the @NRA hurt him with voters.

9) And in November, nine of the 13 Moms Demand Action volunteers who ran for elected office won. At least 400 @MomsDemand volunteers and gun violence survivors say they plan to run for elected office in 2018.

10) Because of #SandyHook, @momsdemand began and grew rapidly to match the @NRA in passion and power. Together with @Everytown, we have closed the intensity gap and proven that in red, blue and purple states, gun safety is a winning issue.

11) Yes, we're all waiting for that cathartic Congressional moment. But Congress is often where work on social issues ends - not where it begins. In the meantime, a grassroots army of women, gun violence survivors and caring Americans has become David to the @NRA's Goliath.

12) If you haven't acted yet, it's time to get off the sidelines. Not just because of the horrific mass shootings or school shootings in our country, but because 93 Americans are shot and killed every single day. Text JOIN to 64433.

#SandyHook5yrs