Gun control group launches pre-election interfaith initiative
A leading gun control advocacy group has enlisted more than a dozen religious leaders to boost voter turnout this fall in support of candidates who support measures to prevent gun violence.
Everytown for Gun Safety, which expects to spend $60 million on this year’s elections, is forging its interfaith effort amid ongoing concerns about shootings at houses of worship. The group’s partners include representatives from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh backgrounds, several of them well-known progressive activists.
Among those joining Everytown’s initiative are Shane Claiborne, codirector of the group Red Letter Christians, and Traci Blackmon, associate general minister of the United Church of Christ. Another is Rob Schenck, once an anti-abortion activist who has since shifted to support the Roe v. Wade decision and has sought to redefine a pro-life agenda as one that supports gun control.
