The day before the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, Shannon Watts was a stay-at-home mom of five and former communications executive with around 75 friends on Facebook. The day after the tragedy, says Watts, she started a Facebook group from the computer in her kitchen, called One Million Moms for Gun Control. Watts wanted to have space for an online conversation with women and moms about gun violence prevention.
How one mom leads millions to take on the NRA
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