“Our nation has long suffered terribly because of the ‘guns everywhere’ laws that put us all at risk wherever we live, work, study, shop, or worship. America’s moms have long been fed up and exhausted by the fact that gun violence has become a tragic part of our everyday life – but our country took a giant step in the wrong direction today when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Hawaii’s commonsense gun restriction in Wolford v. Lopez. Today’s ruling allowing gun owners to carry firearms onto private property that is open to the public – restaurants, bars, grocery stores, parking lots and more – will make us all less safe and less free.

“The fear of gun violence is an inescapable constant in the  lives of families across America. We have lost precious rights and freedoms because moms and families live in fear that someone will pull out a gun each time children go to school, go to houses of worship, or just move about in our communities. This month, which is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, America’s moms are demanding change. Moms know that fear takes away families’ right to live freely, and that it doesn’t have to be this way. America’s moms and families want lawmakers to adopt sensible gun laws and courts to allow commonsense restrictions that will keep us safe and free from gun violence.”