Sen. Chris Murphy, backed by other Democratic lawmakers who led headline-grabbing filibusters and sit-ins demanding action on guns, is launching a new fundraising initiative aimed at raising cash for congressional candidates who pledge to make gun control a marquee priority.

The new effort, called the “Fund to End Gun Violence,” will be directed through the Connecticut Democrat’s campaign operation. In addition to Murphy, other Senate Democrats joining in the new gun control push include Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, the social-media guru who accompanied Murphy for his nearly 15-hour gun filibuster last month, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, the powerful New York Democrat and prodigious fundraiser who is poised to become the top Senate Democrat next year.

From the House Democratic ranks, Reps. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Robin Kelly of Illinois are lending their names to the effort — and both, as well as Murphy, are already scoping out pro-gun control candidates they want to help with campaign cash through the new group.

“It’s clear we’ve got to turn all this new activism around the issue of guns into a 2016 political movement,” Murphy said in an interview with POLITICO. “There’s more energy around this issue than ever before, and I want my colleagues to be focused on channeling it to candidates who are going to make a difference and tip the balance in January.”

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