Ms. Sampson, Senior Counsel and Director of Racial Justice at the nationally-recognized Brady Campaign, works to prevent gun violence through cultivating a committed, informed, and effective pro bono attorney network, educating the courts on gun violence related cases, and making the connection between gun violence prevention and racial justice. In 2016, Kelly and Jon Lowy co-authored The Right Not To Be Shot: Public Safety, Private Guns, and the Constellation of Constitutional Liberties, published in the Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy. Originally from Detroit, Kelly is especially interested in addressing gun violence’s disproportionate impact on the Black community. Kelly earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a J.D from Columbia Law school.
Mr. Patel is a Gun Violence Prevention activist and gun violence survivor from Jersey City. A student at Rutgers University majoring in Criminal Justice, Jai was an organizer for Jersey City’s March For Our Lives in 2018, an event which drew over 3,000 people. He founded the Hudson County and Rutgers Chapters of Students Demand Action, and sits on the Students Demand Action National Advisory Board.