Politics & Government

Mother's Group to Hold Gun Legislation Rally Mother's Day

The group will gather to read the Mother's Bill of Rights.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will host a gun legislation rally in Greenville on Mother’s Day, a press release stated.

Moms, supporters and victims of gun violence will meet at McPherson Park at the corner of North Main Street and East Park Avenue Sunday, the release stated. 

Participants will then circle the statehouse before reading the Mother's Bill of Rights and honoring those participants who have lost someone to gun violence.

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Read the Mother's Bill of Rights HERE.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was created to build support for common-sense gun legislation, the release stated.

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Moms Demand Action is also encouraging moms to create eight paper flowers on behalf of the eight children shot and killed in America every day, the release stated. The paper flowers will be sent electronically and delivered in-person to members of Congress, asking legislators, “You can have our flowers this Mother’s Day, give us our rights,” along with a copy of the Mother’s Bill of Rights.

Click here for instructions on how to make paper flowers.

Email the photos of your flowers to this address or tweet them using the hashtags #momsrights and #momsdemandaction. Also, don't forget to upload them to this story. 


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