Friends and Colleagues –
Brookings has published a superb new essay by Matt Bennett that I wanted to call to your attention. It's the second offering in the new Brookings long-form series, The Brookings Essay.
In The Promise: The Families of Sandy Hook and the Long Road to Gun Safety, Matt Bennett tells the story of Sandy Hook Promise, the gun safety advocacy organization formed by the victims’ families in Newtown, Connecticut. He offers an in-depth look at the difficulty in challenging one of the most sophisticated special interest groups in modern history and the perseverance by a uniquely dedicated team of advocates.
Matt and I also recorded a video conversation about his piece, which is featured in the essay itself. You can read the essay and watch the video here:
Matt Bennett serves as Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and co-founder at Third Way, the D.C.-based think tank that has worked with Sandy Hook Promise on behalf of sensible gun safety laws in the wake of their personal tragedies.
I think you'll find both his essay and his comments enlightening and inspiring, and hope you can join the conversation about The Promise with me on Twitter using the hashtag #ThePromise.
Sincerely,
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies at Brookings
