Liberal groups attempt to rally supporters -- from an appropriate social distance
Hundreds of gun-control advocates got together Thursday to celebrate “gun-sense” candidates. They didn’t wear masks or gloves or stay in their vehicles to maintain proper social distancing.
But that’s because they never left home.
Unlike conservative protesters — who have stormed state capitols in recent days to urge governors to reopen their states, risking the spread of coronavirus — left-leaning groups are putting safety first.
Colorado Senate candidate John Hickenlooper and Reps. Lucy McBath of Georgia and Sharice Davids of Kansas headlined the pro-gun restriction virtual rally Thursday afternoon, joining more than 500 volunteers from Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense in America on Zoom to herald the organization's first wave of candidate endorsements in the 2020 election cycle.
“I definitely don’t think we’re going back. These technologies will be with us into perpetuity,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, which is part of Everytown for Gun Safety. “These are incredibly effective ways to be activists when we have to pivot to doing this work all online.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/23/liberal-groups-coronavirus-204076
