Standing Together for Gun Safety
We are tired of watching gun violence cut short the lives of students and educators. Elected officials must take action NOW.
Contact Michigan Lawmakers Today
Contact your state lawmakers to urge action on common-sense gun safety reforms. After Oxford and MSU and too many other instances of gun violence in our schools, it’s time for action to address this scourge affecting our students and educators.
Join the Protect Our Schools Action Team
We need your help. Join a growing group of educators who are committed to taking action to protect our students and colleagues. Sign up today for the Protect Our Schools Action Team.
Plan now to attend upcoming March gun safety rally
MEA members across the state are speaking out about the need for the legislature to pass commonsense gun safety reforms immediately in the wake of the Oxford and MSU school shootings. There is an afternoon event coming up in March for you to add your voice to that call to action:
- On Thursday, March 23 — the last session day before the Legislature’s spring break — March For Our Lives will hold a rally at the State Capitol starting at 4:30 p.m. This marks the fifth anniversary since the first rallies by this organization founded after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. For more information, RSVP now for the 23rd.
Order an orange MEA gun safety advocacy shirt
Orange is the national color for gun safety, which is why MEA has special orange shirts available to show your support for the cause as an educator. Get yours today.
From MEA on Gun Safety
MI Dem leaders, advocates joined by Gabby Giffords to support gun safety legislation
Labor Voices: This time, there’s a will to act to protect students from gun violence
Bill packages propose significant gun safety reforms
In the shadow of fatal shooting at MSU, advocates push for change
Resources for talking with students about school violence
Whitmer to Dixon: ‘Do you really think books are more dangerous than guns?’
MEA Members Support Rational Gun Safety Reform in the Wake of School Shootings
MEA Voice: Students Organize Marches Across U.S.: ‘Enough is enough – we demand change’
MEA Voice Letter to the Members: Where we stand on gun safety
MEA President Paula Herbart in The Detroit News: We must stop watching and start acting to protect our kids
Message from MEA President Paula Herbart about the Texas shooting
#OxfordStrong – MEA Coverage of the Oxford tragedy
Other Resources:
Everytown for Gun Safety’s BE SMART Gun Safety Framework
National “Protect Our Schools” Resources
Polling Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Gun Safety Measures
EPIC-MRA: New Poll on Gun Safety Issues and Proposals
MEA President Paula Herbart in The Detroit News: No excuse for lawmakers to oppose popular and reasonable gun safety laws
State Board President and Superintendent in Bridge Michigan: What is Michigan’s legislature doing to prevent another Oxford?
Michigan Gun-Safety Ranking from Everytown for Gun Safety
Michigan is in the middle of the pack in both its gun law strength and its gun violence rate, and does not have a recent track record of passing meaningful gun safety legislation. Learn more.
A Plan to Keep Students Safe
School is the last place where kids should have to worry about gun violence. Our children deserve better. Our country deserves better. Learn more from Everytown for Gun Safety about how to stop shootings and gun violence in schools.