[ [link removed] ]Our students' biggest concern should be finals, not bullets
"RUN if you are in the affected location… HIDE, if evacuation is not
possible, take cover; FIGHT as a last resort."

That is part of the text that other Brown students and I received on
Saturday, John.

It was to notify us of an active shooter on our campus who killed two
students and wounded nine more. All of them students.

When I got the text about the shooting, I was in my house, just four
blocks away, in the middle of taking a final exam. I immediately stopped
what I was doing and texted my girlfriend and other friends who were
closer to the shooter. I told them to run and hide.

My roommates and I then turned off the lights, barricaded our front door
with furniture, huddled into the room furthest from the entrance, blocked
that door, and stayed locked there for five hours.

While we should have been finishing up our finals, editing papers, and
beginning to pack for winter break, we were in our house, lights off,
voices hushed, trying to find out if our friends were still alive.

Since the shooting, I haven't been able to get a full night of sleep. I
wake up thinking about what happened. In trying to process, I have been
feeling sadness, grief, shock, anger, confusion, and frustration about it
all. My heart breaks for all those affected by this tragedy, and the lives
of the students taken and those on the road to recovery.

Through it all, however, the outpour of support from the Brown University
community has highlighted the resilience of not just the students but of
all our community members, from professors, dining hall workers, parents,
local businesses, and many others who have shown up for us.

It was a terrifying experience, one that I don't wish on anyone.

Gun violence is the number one killer of my generation, and for some in
the Brown community, this was not their first time living through a school
shooting.

This is why I joined Students Demand Action. Because I know there are real
solutions to our gun violence epidemic. Because we are tired of being told
to run, to hide, to fight. Because I don't want to have to live through
this again.

We shouldn't have to fear for our lives when we're at school. We should be
focused on learning, studying, passing our finals, not staying out of the
crossfire.

Thousands of moms, students and community members across the country are
determined to end this crisis with us. [ [link removed] ]Please, help us push for change
that will actually keep us safe.

 

[ [link removed] ]JOIN MOMS DEMAND ACTION

 

Thank you for being in this movement,

Caleb Schultz
Brown University
Students Demand Action

P.S. In moments like these, the most meaningful response from our
lawmakers is action to make our communities safer—not just thoughts and
prayers. But instead, Republicans in Congress are pushing legislation that
would gut our life-saving gun laws. [ [link removed] ]John, send a letter to
your lawmakers demanding they vote NO on the Concealed Carry Mandate and
NO to gutting our gun safety laws.

 

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