The Community Justice Action Fund Applauds President Biden’s Historic and Bold Executive Actions on Gun Violence

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Community Justice Action Fund issued the following statement:

For Immediate Release

April 7, 2021

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Andrea L. Pino-Silva

Communications Director
andrea@cjactionfund.org



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 7, 2021

Contact: Andrea Pino-Silva, andrea@cjactionfund.org; 202-765-1779

The Community Justice Action Fund Applauds President Biden’s Historic and Bold Executive Actions on Gun Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Community Justice Action Fund today issued a statement applauding President Joe Biden’s historic and bold Executive Actions, including:

  • Directing five federal agencies to direct 25 federal programs to prioritize and fund community violence prevention and intervention efforts.

  • The nomination of David Chipman to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Chipman is an ally of CJAF, and has a long career of supporting efforts to end gun violence, and is a former agent of the Bureau. 

“We applaud President Biden’s historic Executive Actions to address gun violence in our country. The public health crisis of gun violence has destroyed communities of color for decades, and we are honored to work with a President that understands the urgency of immediate action. Our organization was built specifically to support moments like this where we can continue to build power with and for communities of color to end gun violence.” said Amber Goodwin, Founder and Executive Director of the Community Justice Action Fund

“It’s been 8 years since I survived gun violence and since then over 800,000 people have been directly impacted by the same violence that almost took my life. Last year saw the highest single year increase in homicides, and our communities have already survived over 100 mass shootings. Ending gun violence requires a comprehensive strategy that involves multiple agencies within government, so we are proud to witness the first President step up to address gun violence in this way.” said Greg Jackson, Advocacy Director for the Community Justice Action Fund

We are also in support of  the nomination of David Chipman as ATF Director. Since the beginning of our organization, he has shown both personally and professionally that he is committed to implementing bold solutions to end all forms of gun violence, including supporting communities of color who are often overlooked and under-resourced. We look forward to supporting him in this nomination process.

The Community Justice Action Fund applauds President Biden for taking these historic and bold actions, and we will continue to work side by side with this Administration, Congress, and lawmakers on every level of government to demand change. 

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The Community Justice Action Fund, a project of Tides Advocacy, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization building power for and with communities of color to end gun violence.

 
Andrea Pino-Silva