News broke this week that the unthinkable happened, once again.

Did you attend your high school graduation, John? I did. Did you ever fear that your cap and gown would be bloodstained or riddled with bullet holes? I didn’t. 

Shawn Jackson, an 18-year-old attending his high school graduation ceremony, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith, were killed. Shots broke out. Five more were injured. And the hundreds in attendance will never be the same. 

“I shook [Shawn’s] hand and wished him congratulations about 20 minutes before he died,” Jason Kamras, the superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, shared. “I can’t shake the image of him receiving CPR on the ground, still in his graduation gown.”

This is the reality every single American is facing. It is no longer a matter of if you will experience gun violence, but a matter of when.

Shawn and his stepfather should have been celebrating Tuesday evening. Their family and loved ones should be planning a party, not two funerals. Join us in adding your name to our latest petition honoring their lives and demanding our nation take direct action to mitigate this senseless violence..

Every American deserves to feel safe. Enough is enough. 

Christian Coulter (he/him)

PS - Consider donating just $2 in honor of Shawn and Renzo to help fund our lifesaving work that puts a direct stop to this preventable epidemic.

ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY
P.O. Box 4187 Seattle, WA 98194

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