Four killed at school in Winder, GA; We have to stop this
John,
This can’t keep happening.
Yesterday, two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Mason Schermerhorn, 14, Christian Angulo, 14, Richard Aspinwall, 39, Christina Irimie, 53. Our hearts are heavy with grief for this loss.
The 14-year-old perpetrator used an assault weapon to commit this horrific act, and it was the deadliest episode of school violence in Georgia history. We have to ask ourselves: how many children have to die until our lawmakers do something to ban these weapons of war?
Politicians are already lining up to say their “thoughts and prayers” so they can move on. We can’t let them. Let’s be clear: gun violence is a preventable tragedy. We don’t have to live like this.
Georgia has critical holes in their gun safety laws. It is legal in Georgia to leave an AR-15 out in the open, where a child can access it. If someone is a risk to themselves or others, it is not possible to take firearms away from them. This has to change.
Far too many kids in America know the fear and terror of a school shooting. An entire community has been traumatized once again. We need to break this cycle.
We need to act FAST. Will you sign our petition demanding Congress takes action to ban AR-15s and stop school shootings once and for all?
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Politicians will try to move on as soon as they can, but we can’t let them. Help us deliver a strong message that we won’t take this anymore.
Thank you for all your support.
In solidarity,
March for our Lives
