Content warning: This email reflects on the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. If this is too much to read right now, we understand. Take care of yourself and feel free to skip the rest of this email. Here are some mental health resources that you may find helpful.
John,
It’s been 26 years since the shooting at Columbine High School—where 12 students and one teacher were killed, 24 more were injured, and an entire nation was shaken.
Since then, an entire generation has been born into a reality where active school shooter drills are part of their everyday curriculum. Kids are taught to “run, hide, fight” before they’re taught to write their names.
Gun violence is now the #1 cause of death for young people in America. One in fifteen adults in this country has been at the scene of a mass shooting.
This week alone, we witnessed mass shootings at Florida State University and a high school in Dallas. This violence isn’t rare—it’s routine.
We’re done watching lawmakers side with the gun lobby while our communities bleed.
Today, we send our love to the victims of Columbine and their families. And we recommit to honoring them—not just with thoughts and prayers, but with action.
Thank you for fighting alongside us, John.
— March For Our Lives
Today and every day, we honor the lives lost in the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999.
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Cassie Bernall, 17
Steven Curnow, 14
Corey DePooter, 17
Kelly Fleming, 16
Matthew Kechter, 16
Daniel Mauser, 15
Daniel Rohrbough, 15
Rachel Scott, 17
Isaiah Shoels, 18
John Tomlin, 16
Lauren Townsend, 18
Kyle Velasquez, 16
William “Dave” Sanders, 47
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