In an effort to raise awareness about the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) marketing and lobbying practices, members of Newtown Action Alliance (NAA) will be joined by representatives from Connecticut Against Gun Violence, Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence, Brady Campaign Southwest CT Chapter, and the Enough Campaign at a rally outside of NSSF headquarters, 11 Mile Hill Road, on Newtown, Monday, January 18, at 4 pm.

“At our rally, we will also be thanking President Obama for his leadership,” said Po Murray, chairman of NAA, in information sent to The Newtown Bee. “We can no longer accept the status quo where guns are killing more than 30,000 Americans annually. We are on the right side of history. The conversation has changed since the Sandy Hook tragedy. States are passing background check bills. Presidential candidates are debating gun violence like never before.”

During the December trip to Washington, D.C., for the third National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence, members of NAA hand-delivered a coalition petition, signed by over 28,000 people, to a representative at the Department of Justice, asking that the DOJ cancel a $2.4 million grant to NSSF for its Project ChildSafe program.

“No taxpayer in America should have to foot the bill for a profit-focused gun lobby group looking to improve its public image,” stated NAA information.

The January 18 rally coincides with the eve of the January 19 -22 SHOT Show and Conference, hosted by NSSF, in Las Vegas. The SHOT Show is the largest firearms trade show in the world.

According to NAA, NSSF outspent the National Rifle Association on lobbying for gun rights in 2014, and spent nearly the same amount in 2015.

To RSVP to the rally, or for more information, go to https://www.Facebook.com/events/579775582181803.

Newtown Action Alliance is a grassroots organization formed after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary Schoo. It works to make America's children, families, and all citizens safer through legislative and cultural change that will reduce gun violence.