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Chelsea Parsons on Ending Inaction on Gun Violence Preventio‪n
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Chelsea Parsons on Ending Inaction on Gun Violence Preventio‪n

In the wake of two horrific mass shootings, Daniella and Jesse chat with CAP Action's Chelsea Parsons about how the political landscape in Congress has changed as more call for stronger gun violence prevention legislation.

Part of a Series

Following the second consecutive week with a horrific mass shooting event, calls for legislation on gun violence prevention have grown once more in the United States. Chelsea Parsons, CAP’s Action’s vice president for Gun Violence Prevention, joins Daniella and Jesse this week to talk about how the political landscape in Congress has changed over the last decade and how groups are organizing for changes in state and federal gun laws.

Learn more about the podcast here.

Daniella Gibbs Léger is the executive vice president for Communications and Strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Jesse Lee is a vice president for Communications at the Action Fund. Chris Ford is the broadcast manager for Communications at the Action Fund. Adam Peck is the senior media coordinator at the Action Fund. Morgan Spivey is an executive coordinator at the Action Fund.

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Authors

Daniella Gibbs Léger

Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy

@dgibber123

Jesse Lee

Senior Adviser

Chris Ford

Broadcast Manager

Adam Peck

Senior Media Coordinator

Morgan Spivey

Executive Coordinator

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Politics. Policy. Progress. All under one big tent. Produced by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, “The Tent” is an award-winning weekly news and politics podcast hosted by Daniella Gibbs Léger and Colin Seeberger. Listen each Thursday for episodes exploring the stories that matter to progressives.

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