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Pastor Mike McBride conversation with Dorsey Nunn and Ben McBride

Pastor Mike McBride conversation with Dorsey Nunn, Andrea Marta and Ben McBride   This week we are excited to debut new content which describes the network and our powerful leaders making change across the country. Whether you are a long time supporter or new to LIVE FREE’s work, these fireside [...]

FLASHBACK: Levi Strauss & Co to Partner with LIVE FREE to Help Address Gun Violence and Mass Incarceration

Levi Strauss & Co For Embargo Release Feb. 1, 2022 Contact: Jennifer R. Farmer, jenniferr@spotlightpr.org Levi Strauss & Co. to Partner with LIVE FREE to Help Address Gun Violence and Mass Incarceration Oakland, Calif. – LIVE FREE, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence and mass incarceration, today announced a [...]

FLASHBACK: LIVE FREE Joins Death Penalty Action in Urging President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland to End the Death Penalty and Destroy the Federal Death Penalty Chamber

For Immediate Release Jan. 11, 2022 Contact: Jennifer R. Farmer, jenniferr@spotlightpr.org LIVE FREE Joins Death Penalty Action in Urging President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland to End the Death Penalty and Destroy the Federal Death Penalty Chamber WASHINGTON – LIVE FREE, a 10-year-old entity dedicated to ending gun violence [...]

$5B for Community Gun Violence Intervention Included in House Budget Plan

$5B for Community Gun Violence Intervention Included in House Budget Plan FROM THE TRACE Legal challenges to gun restrictions have been building since 2008, when the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller established the right to own a firearm for self-defense. Learn more at The Trace.

Gun Safety Alliance Launches Pre-morial Fund to Help Prevent Gun Violence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUtCiiMr_Q   New campaign from business leader network aims to raise awareness of gun violence prevention groups NEW YORK, NY. — June 24, 2021 — Today the Gun Safety Alliance (GSA) is launching its Pre-morial Fund campaign to raise awareness of gun violence issues in major U.S. cities and spotlight the organizations making a difference on the ground to put an end to gun violence. Every [...]

FLASHBACK: Pastor Mike Will Throw Out The First Pitch In Honor of Gun Violence Victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2021 CONTACTS: Shana Daum/sdaum@sfgiants.com 415-290-5809 Phil Zabriskie/pzabriskie@levi.com 917-856-7094 Levi’s® and San Francisco Giants Make Gun Violence Awareness the Focus of the 2021 Community Advocate Program, partnering with LIVE FREE SAN FRANCISCO – On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Levi’s® and the Giants are announcing a [...]

Indiana Faith Leaders Advocate For Gun Violence Intervention, Driving Cards

Members of the religious coalition Faith in Indiana gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday to do two things: call on Gov. Eric Holcomb to use part of Indiana’s share of the American Rescue Plan on gun violence intervention programs, and ask for a summer study committee to revisit proposed legislation for driving cards. [...]

FLASHBACK: Biden to Unveil Long-Awaited Executive Action on Guns

President Joe Biden will direct the administration to begin the process of requiring buyers of so-called ghost guns — homemade or makeshift firearms that lack serial numbers — to undergo background checks, according to three people who have spoken to the White House about the plans. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci [...]

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