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Mar 2022
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Shannon Watts: Moms Demand Action- Getti...

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Shannon Watts had a 15-year career as a communications executive for public relations agencies and Fortune 100 companies before becoming a stay-at-home mom in 2008. Watts was not an activist or involved in gun safety prior to the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut BUT…. The day after the tragedy she started a Facebook page that becam ... Show More
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