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John,
Yesterday was National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and this weekend is the annual Wear Orange Weekend, an annual three-day movement to bring attention to the more than 43,000 Americans who are killed by guns each year.
If the kids we lost at Sandy Hook were alive today, they’d be close to graduating high school.
The kids we lost in Parkland, Florida, would be in college.
The kids we lost at Columbine would have families of their own.
The kids who survived those shootings, who saw their classmates die, have seen no meaningful action in Congress to prevent other students from sharing their experience.
Instead, their experience has repeated itself on national television at such an alarming rate that firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens. In many states, including Idaho, it has become easier to buy a gun and to carry one in public.
John, the trauma inflicted by gun violence doesn't end with victims. This epidemic impacts survivors, families, doctors, nurses, law enforcement, and entire communities.
We owe it to all of them and to future generations to stop this crisis and to finally prioritize American lives over political agendas.
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Today I’m wearing orange to remember the victims, to stand with their families and survivors, and to support the communities that have been scarred by mass shootings and fear that it will happen again.
In my last campaign, I was the only statewide candidate in Idaho who was willing to publicly support an assault weapons ban. And I still do.
It is by far the best solution to end this constant burying of American children, and it is our only hope to stop my kids or yours from being next.
I will never give up the struggle for real gun control in this country.
-David |
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