Shannon Watts

Prior to founding Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Ms. Watts was a stay-at-home mom. She had a 15-year career as a communications executive for both public relations agencies and Fortune 500 corporations.

She was not an activist or involved in gun issues prior to the shootings at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14, 2012. The day after the tragedy, she started a Facebook page for Moms Demand Action. That online conversation turned into an offline grassroots movement of American mothers fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence.