Demand A Plan: Tech Leaders Sign On to Mayors’ Effort to End Gun Violence

A large group of Silicon Valley and New York tech leaders signed a full-page advertisement in the New York Times for Demand A Plan, a mayor’s organization pressing for gun safety in the wake of the recent tragic school shooting in Connecticut. “It’s Time. Demand a Plan to End Gun Violence,” reads the ad, which was signed by a plethora of major digital players. They include, in part: SV Angel’s Ron Conway, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, Skype’s President Tony Bates, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, advisor Bill Campbell, Flipboard CEO Mike McCue, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, Findery’s Caterina Fake, Emerson Collective’s Laurene Jobs, Code Advisors’ Quincy Smith, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, and Zuckerberg Media’s Randi Zuckerberg.