Detail of ad that ran in the Times. The full ad appears at the end of this story.
In the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown, outrage is turning into political and social action. In a "Demand a Plan" ad in The New York Times, a number of technology industry executives and other leaders called on President Obama and Congress to come up with a plan to end gun violence.
In a blog post, one of the signatories of the ad, venture capitalist Fred Wilson, wrote that tech industry leaders are working to mount a "sustained social media and regular media campaign to pressure our leaders to do something about the gun safety problem in our country." In addition to The New York Times ad, Wilson said they started a social-media campaign on the Demand a Plan Web site.
The Demand a Plan campaign was started by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an organization co-founded in 2006 by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The group now has the endorsement of more than 750 mayors and 750,000 supporters to date around the country.
Obama addressed the issue during a press conference today, calling for swift legislative action to steadily reduce gun violence. "The fact that the problem is complex is no longer an exc... [Read more]
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