Angela Ferrell-Zabala (she/her)

Three babies, ages 5, 8, and 11, and one of their teachers were stolen yesterday in a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Another 7-year-old child and a teacher were wounded. These families are living through every American’s worst nightmare. 💔

Eight years ago, the sanctity of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA was shattered by gunfire. The congregation was targeted because of their beliefs. White supremacy is inherently violent, but guns make it deadly. I honor the people killed and wounded with action to #DisarmHate.

Eleven people were shot and wounded near the Florida A&M football stadium by a 15-year-old who should have never had a gun in the first place. One of those injured is an 11-year-old. My heart is with the Tallahassee community, as they endure yet another act of senseless gun violence.

Start your spooky weekend right by getting out the vote for Gun Sense Candidates during our FINAL weekend of action! Whether it's door knocking, postcard writing, or phonebanking, every action counts to get us closer to our goal of flipping Congress. Text ELECT to 644-33 to find an event near you.

It’s been three years since the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history. Today, my heart is with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Lewiston community. I fight to #EndGunViolence in their honor, so that no one else will be forced to experience their pain.

Fourteen years ago today, four students were shot and killed at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Oregon. Four years ago, a student and a teacher were shot and killed at Central Visual Performing Arts High School in Missouri. Only in America do we mark two deadly school shootings on a single day.

I’m so proud and inspired by the young people who refuse to accept gun violence as normal. To join or start a Students Demand Action group at your school, text STUDENTS to 644-33.

When abusers come armed, women often pay the price. This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’m calling attention to the heartbreaking stories of women like Jessica Antolini whose lives are taken or forever changed by an abuser with a gun.

I heard the news of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting while visiting the University of Iowa, where a horrific shooting took place 35 years ago. Thirty-five years later, our children and their teachers are still being gunned down. They deserve better.

Nothing could justify the shooting of a one-year-old. Kohen Wiley should still be here. His family deserves justice and transparency, and we deserve a system where every child’s life is valued. Gun violence is gun violence, no matter who pulls the trigger.

Kohen Wiley's family deserves justice, and justice requires transparency. We stand with Kohen's family in demanding the release of bodycam footage. Our communities deserve a system where every child's life is valued. Kohen deserved safety from those whose job it is to serve and protect.

Our children need us to help make sense of the world. It’s more important than ever to remind them what’s being done to help keep them safe.

It’s okay not to be okay. If you need help or want to support others, there are resources to support folks impacted by yet another senseless mass shooting.

With just two weeks until Election Day, it’s time to make a plan to vote. Text PLAN to 644-33 to get started. Together, we can be the check on Donald Trump and his allies when we flip Congress.

No child or teacher should have to fear that they won’t make it home from school alive. It’s our responsibility to elect Gun Sense Candidates who will take action to protect them from gun violence. Text PLAN to 644-33 to make a plan to vote for gun safety on November 3.

Gretchen Miller’s primal reaction to learning her child was in danger is hard to listen to, but we must not look away. No mother should be forced to experience this kind of trauma, and we will not relent until this is no longer our reality. Text READY to 644-33 to join us.

The three children and one teacher killed in the horrific shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School deserved to come home alive. Honor them by reading and sharing their stories. Give the shooter #NoNotoriety.

Yesterday, the Silver Rail Elementary School community lived through every parent's worst nightmare. When we send our children to school each morning, we deserve to know that they will come home to us alive. This fear and trauma doesn't have to be our normal.

We REFUSE to accept school shootings as an inevitable part of life, and we will NEVER stop fighting until no child, educator, or staff member dies in what should be the safety of their schools. Join us: Text READY to 644-33.

We were founded 14 years ago after 20 children and six educators were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. Fast forward to today: Our children continue to be gunned down in schools. Moms will never stop until every child can come home from school safely, without the threat of gun violence.

At least four people, including three children, have been shot and killed in a mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. While details are still emerging, one thing remains clear: This country is failing its children.

Our country's inaction has turned our children's schools into battlefields. This doesn't have to be our normal. We will keep fighting for a future free from gun violence in honor of the victims of the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Demand an end to this carnage: Text JOIN to 644-33.

Too many students have been stolen by preventable school shootings. When guns are the #1 killer of American kids and teens, keeping us safe from gun violence should be top priority for every leader elected to represent us. Instead, Congress fails us every day that they refuse to take action.

This is the horrific reality that the gun lobby and its lawmaker allies force our teachers and children to experience: Hiding from an active shooter while fearing you won’t make it home alive. We don’t have to live and die like this. Demand change: Text READY to 644-33 to join us.

Yesterday, a 16-year-old boy brought a gun to Silver Rail Elementary School and shot and killed three children — ages 5, 8, and 11 — and one teacher. While it's not yet clear how the teen accessed the weapon, early reporting indicates the shooter used a shotgun that was purchased by his mother.

Three children — ages 5, 8, and 11 — and their teacher didn’t come home to their families last night because this country has decided that mass shootings are an acceptable price to pay for unfettered access to guns.

My heart is shattered for the four lives stolen — three of them children — and the families forever changed by this devastating shooting. Our babies and their teachers deserve safety in their schools.

Our children should be able to focus on learning, not running from bullets. We are failing them by allowing this preventable crisis to continue. My heart is with the Bend community as they grapple with this horrific shooting.

The ATF’s job is to enforce our gun safety laws — not cater to the gun industry. Abandoning a federal law that has helped keep dangerous guns and their accessories out of the wrong hands puts public safety at risk.

When 3D-printed firearms can be made at home and brought to our schools, it puts us all at risk. It’s the responsibility of adults to keep us safe — not put us in harm’s way.

Flipping the House this November is critical to stopping Donald Trump’s attacks on gun safety. That’s why we’re ALL IN on Gun Sense Candidates, including eight of our very own volunteers and leaders running in some of the most competitive U.S. House seats.

A 17-year-old boy in South Carolina is facing charges after a gun he and a 14-year-old friend were “playing with” discharged, shooting the younger boy in the face. One important question not answered: How did this teen gain access to a firearm?

Every election matters. Your vote is your voice. Use it to elect candidates who will stand up to Trump's dangerous agenda. Vote by November 3! Not sure who on your ballot will work to make our communities safer? Text PLAN to 644-33 to make your plan to vote for Gun Sense Candidates.

Nineteen-year-old Ramontreal Hodge deserved a future. His loved ones deserved the chance to watch him grow up. His peers deserve to feel safe. But Ramontreal is now among the countless young people whose lives have been taken by gun violence because craven politicians refuse to take action.

In Caldwell County, NC, a 3-year-old child gained access to an unsecured gun and unintentionally discharged it, killing him. These tragedies take place with alarming regularity. Every year, nearly 360 children in the US gain access to a gun and unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else.

The Trump Administration announced late on Friday it would no longer enforce a 1934 federal gun law designed to regulate especially deadly weapons. Our Senior Firearms Analyst, Greg Lickenbrock, breaks down this dangerous decision. Learn more: https://etwn.us/4rZKrKr

HEARTBREAKING: Three-year-old Amazi Aplon died from a gunshot wound in his Dallas, Texas, apartment on Sunday. While it is not yet clear how the child was shot, this tragedy has sparked calls for secure gun storage across the community.

Students, staff, and families have made it clear: They don’t want more guns on Florida campuses. This November, voters will remember who catered to the gun lobby and who stood up for the safety of our communities.