United to Lead, to Promote, to Secure, and to Defend

United to Lead, to Promote, to Secure, and to Defend

WHEREAS the National Staff Organization represents labor union professional staff in our schools and communities in all 50 states,

WHEREAS the NSO supports creating safe schools and communities everywhere,

WHEREAS the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, TX and Buffalo, NY, remind us of the inaction taken to prevent these tragedies,

WHEAREAS to keep students, staff and community members safe we need meaningful strategies that work,

WHEREAS we stand in solidarity with the NEA, AFT and Everytown For Gun Safety’s demand for action NOW,

BE IT RESOLVED that the NSO

supports common sense gun laws which provide for universal background checks, extreme risk laws, federal funding for school mental health programs, and actively promoting the education of gun owners on the proper methods of storage and security of guns and

BE IT RESOLVED that the NSO is committed to ending gun violence in our nation’s public schools and communities through legislative action, crisis prevention and responsible gun ownership.