Gun industry immunity law repeal draws closer with 12 new Congressional HR 4184 cosponsors
Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, Newtown Action Alliance, and Junior Newtown Alliance secure additional support, bringing total to 129 cosponsors Marking 12 years since their daughter’s brutal shooting death along with 11 others in an Aurora, CO theater, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips recently collaborated with Newtown Action Alliance and Junior Newtown Alliance in Washington, DC to […]
3 Supreme Court Elephants trample gun violence prevention
Weighty influence of Roberts, Thomas, Bruen opinions Amid the endless parsing of the US Constitution’s Second Amendment to support gun rights is another famous declaration from the US Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that […]
Good news prevails amid gun control inaction and setbacks
Frequently lost amid gun control inaction and setbacks are gun control wins mounting up in the states, incredible perseverance of gun control organizations to gain momentum for meaningful federal legislative change, and evolving corporate policies designed to discourage gun violence.
Remembering Jessi Redfield Ghawi
Jessi’s spirit and sacrifice shine more intensely than ever as we mark twelve years since she and eleven others were senselessly slaughtered in the 2012 Aurora, CO theater shootings. Tragically for Survivors Empowered founders Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, the shooting death of their daughter Jessi Redfield Ghawi on July 20, 2012, became the catalyst for […]
Meet the new boss; as deadly as the old boss.
The Washington Post recently reported that the United States Supreme Court conservative majority led by Justice Clarence Thomas has given shooters the right to use a device called a bump stock that allows firearms to function as machine guns. In the June 14, 2024 Supreme Court decision in Garland v Cargill, the conservative majority ruled […]
Survivors Of Gun Violence Demand Justice and an End to Firearm Industry Immunity
“The gun industry stole our daughter’s life and the gun industry immunity law bankrupted us. Senator Graham played a massive role in the blood-letting. The killer used an AR-15. He shot our daughter six times. There was not enough of her left to put in a coffin. She was slaughtered along with 11 others in […]
It’s time for gun dealers to take ethical and legal responsibility
Don’t let the NRA call the shots. Please donate to Survivors Empowered to continue our tireless efforts to support gun violence survivors and help legislative and regulatory change to stop the carnage. By donating, you send a message to the NRA at its upcoming convention that it’s time to stop the Kool-Aid drinking and embrace […]
Love Canal type of Superfund needed to help taxpayers bearing the brunt of gun violence costs
By Sandy and Lonnie PhillipsFounders of Survivors Empowered When toxic chemicals in Love Canal near New York’s Niagara Falls were detected by nearby residents in the 1960s, it set in motion the ultimate evacuation of 950 families and led to establishment of a Taxpayer Superfund in 1980 by the federal government. Resulting taxes on chemical […]
Empowered Gun Violence Survivors are the Real Champions
Just taking a breath can be the first step CNN named Sandy and Lonnie Phillips/Survivors Empowered one of their 2023 Champions for Change. Survivors Empowered was founded by Sandy and Lonnie Phillips after the shooting death of their daughter, Jessi Redfield Ghawi along with 11 other people, in the 2012 Aurora, CO theater shootings. The […]
Champions For Change
While we’re very honored to be named a “Champion for Change,” by CNN, we feel the real champions are the survivors who cope with the enormity of their loss. For many, coping starts with taking one breath, and then another, and another as their clocks tick through what seems like an eternity. Our job is […]