John,
The Trump administration has ordered the ATF to take down the Faces of Gun Violence memorial, a tribute to 120 people killed by gun violence.
This memorial was created as a reminder of why this work matters: the real people behind the statistics.
Among the photos taken down were of Ethan Song, a 15-year-old killed by an unsecured gun at a neighbor’s house. Jaime Guttenberg, a high school student murdered in the Parkland shooting. Robert Godwin Sr., a grandfather shot while collecting cans on the street.
Their photos were placed in the exhibit to remind us of what’s at stake if we fail to act — if gun laws continue to be weakened and this crisis is ignored. Now, that reminder has been removed deliberately by the Trump administration because those faces told a truth they didn’t want to see.
This isn’t happening in isolation. Trump has built his power by distorting reality and spreading lies to his benefit. Erasing a memorial to victims of gun violence is just one more way the Trump administration is trying to rewrite the truth to serve their agenda.
But we see what’s happening, and we won’t stay silent. We’re going to keep telling victims’ stories, and we’re going to keep fighting to make sure no more families have to go through this.
In solidarity,
March For Our Lives
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