Hi–

When some people think of Las Vegas, they think of the glam. To me, it's
always felt like a quaint town.

Community was always important to me growing up, and I always felt that
community here—it made me feel safe.

But that changed on October 1, 2017, at the Route 91 Harvest Festival,
when a gunman shot and killed 60 people, wounded hundreds more, and
traumatized me and my community forever.

Surviving gun violence—among many other things—means lingering, haunting
questions: What if my sister Geena, our friends, and I had stayed closer
to the stage, instead of going in search of fried Oreos? What if we dove
to the ground a few inches to the right? What if we had been trampled in
the pandemonium? What if Geena hadn't offered me a last-minute ticket to
go and I had never been there?

Advocating for gun violence prevention allows me to turn my trauma into
action. That's why I'm holding the gun industry accountable for its role
in the gun violence crisis.

[ [link removed] ]We just released a new video explaining how we're holding the gun
industry accountable. Watch to learn more and see how you can get
involved:

[ [link removed] ]Still from our new animated video showing illustrations of Moms and
Students Demand Action volunteers lobbying gun industry executives. Closed
caption reads: unless we pressure them.

Almost seven years later, fear and hypervigilance shape and guide my
behavior and decisions.

My two young children are jumpy and reactive to loud noises, having seen
that behavior from me. My sister and parents live with emotional and
physical trauma. And too many of my community live with lifelong impacts
like me.

Guns are the #1 killer of kids and teens in America, but the gun industry
refuses to:

* stop marketing to children
* secure its supply chain
* support gun laws that could save lives
* make its products less deadly

I'll continue to honor fellow survivors and my community by demanding the
gun industry change their practices so that no one else is forced to feel
the pain that I do.

Gun industry executives should listen to our demands—instead of maximizing
their profits in the face of our pain.

Thanks for joining me in this fight,

Marisa Marano
She/Her/Hers
Everytown Survivor Network


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