Webas the founder of moms demand action, shannon watts is one of the country's most visible advocates for gun safety and has spent the last decade working towards ending gun. The day after the sandy hook. Webat the time, she only had 75 friends on facebook and an inactive twitter handle. But, within days, she had a national following and the makings of a grassroots. Webwatts, a mother of five, started a facebook group with a message calling for americans to do more to reduce gun violence. That online conversation turned into. Webshannon watts verified account @shannonrwatts. Founder of @momsdemand, grassroots army of @everytown fighting to end gun violence. Now she crisscrosses the country pushing for change. That was one month after the.