{"id":128867,"date":"2020-05-14T10:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=128867"},"modified":"2020-05-14T10:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:20:00","slug":"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"521\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FlagEverytown-1.jpg\" alt=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" class=\"wp-image-128871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FlagEverytown-1.jpg 701w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FlagEverytown-1-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FlagEverytown-1-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund is actively recruiting faith leaders to push anti-gun politicians ahead of the 2020 elections. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization, largely bankrolled by failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, announced this week its plan to \u201cmobilize faith communities to elect gun sense candidates\u201d in November. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndividuals and organizations partnering with Everytown will work to activate their networks around gun safety in the 2020 election, including communicating with their networks around the importance of voting for gun sense candidates in 2020; hosting community conversations and events, and encouraging their networks to register to vote and pledge to vote for gun sense candidates,\u201d said the organization in a press release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partners include key figures from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh backgrounds.&nbsp; And they will target the battleground states of AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, PA, TX, and WI. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are people who respond to the 100 lives lost to guns each day by saying that it is not a gun problem, it\u2019s a heart problem,\u201d said Shane Claiborne, president of Red Letter Christians. \u201cI\u2019m convinced it is both. God heals hearts, and people change laws. We need both of those to happen in America. That\u2019s why I am honored to join this interfaith partnership to end gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/florida-commissioner-sued-for-closing-ccw-online-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Florida Commissioner Sued for Closing CCW Online Application<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Islam, similar to other faith traditions, God tells us all in the Qur&#8217;an that \u2018if anyone kills a person&#8230;it is as if he kills all humankind, while if any saves a life it is as if he saves the lives of all humankind,\u2019\u201d said Colin Christopher, a Muslim faith activist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are nearing a tipping point in public pressure demanding that our elected leaders reflect these values,\u201d he continued.&nbsp; \u201cFaith communities have always been at the center of demanding positive societal shifts, and we are excited to join other communities of faith to build power and demand these changes be made.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest faith-based initiative is part of larger marshaling of resources by the organization this election cycle.&nbsp; In total, Everytown will drop at least $60 million in 2020 to elect its \u201cgun sense\u201d candidates. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By comparison, the National Rifle Association spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2017\/11\/audit-shows-nra-spending-surged-100-million-amidst-pro-trump-push-in-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">$100 million in 2016<\/a>, the majority of which (roughly $30 million) was spent to help get Donald Trump into the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"470\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nra-2016.png\" alt=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" class=\"wp-image-128869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nra-2016.png 614w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nra-2016-392x300.png 392w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nra-2016-150x115.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption>(<em>Photo: The Trace<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Money matters in politics.&nbsp; The people who spend the most to get elected usually win.&nbsp; Just check out this helpful graph from the website FiveThirtyEight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"882\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM-1024x882.png\" alt=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\" class=\"wp-image-128870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM-1024x882.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM-348x300.png 348w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM-150x129.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM-768x662.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-4.24.41-PM.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>(Graph: FiveThirtyEight)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, that\u2019s not to say that spending a lot of money is a surefire way to get elected.&nbsp; Money doesn\u2019t always \u201ccause\u201d the win as the<a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/money-and-elections-a-complicated-love-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\"> experts note<\/a>.&nbsp; Heck, Bloomberg&#8217;s own bid for the Democratic nomination is a prime example.  He spent $1 billion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/things-mike-bloomberg-bought-in-failed-500-million-presidential-campaign-2020-3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">reports<\/a>, and has nothing to show for it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, at the same time, it\u2019s hard to ignore the correlation, especially at a time when the NRA is tapped out financially as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/04\/07\/nra-coronavirus-lay-off-173465\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">lawsuits and other issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, it\u2019s clear that Bloomberg is going to drop millions and millions of dollars this year to get his hand-picked candidates into office.&nbsp; Couple his incredible political largess with the grassroots initiatives Everytown is doing now with faith leaders and students (<a href=\"https:\/\/everytown.org\/studentsdemand\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Students Demand Action<\/a>) and mayors (<a href=\"https:\/\/everytown.org\/mayors\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Mayors Against Illegal Guns<\/a>) and moms (<a href=\"https:\/\/momsdemandaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Moms Demand Action<\/a>) and the business community (think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/ceos-dicks-toms-levi-rxr-realty-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Dick&#8217;s and Levi&#8217;s<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/woke-hollywood-push-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-recruiting-faith-leaders-to-push-anti-gun-candidates-ahead-of-2020-elections\" title=\"Everytown Recruiting Faith Leaders to Push Anti-Gun Candidates Ahead of 2020 Elections\">Hollywood<\/a>, and gun owners have a real reason to be concerned.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say it every election cycle, and it rings true yet again, but this one is the most important of our lifetime.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund is actively recruiting faith leaders to push anti-gun politicians ahead of the 2020 elections.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":128868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,7,25,216,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-128867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-current-events","10":"category-s-h-blannelberry","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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