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The news on the Parkland case this week brought up so many memories of our first campaign for Congress in 2018, and further back to my son Jordan’s shooting in 2012. I’d like to share those thoughts with you, John.

At the time my son was killed, I was starting to think about wrapping up my long career as a Delta flight attendant, and wondering what would be next – other than Jordan’s high school graduation and taking him off to college – milestones I never got to experience.

I never saw getting into politics or running for Congress as part of my plan for life, but everything changed on Black Friday in 2012 when I got that fateful phone call from Jordan’s father, Ron. My son and his friends were parked outside a gas station when a stranger started an argument with them about the volume of their stereo. He ended the argument by shooting 10 times into the side of their SUV. My son Jordan had died. He was 17 years old. My world was torn apart.

As I searched for a new purpose in my life, I prayed. I reflected. I grieved. And with the encouragement of other mothers and survivors in the gun violence prevention movement – I started to tell my story. Jordan’s story. In my own words. To decision-makers. Policymakers. To explain the impacts that their decisions about guns were having on victims of gun violence.

As I gained confidence in this work, I began collaborating with advocacy groups like Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action , fighting against the big money and influence of the NRA gun lobby in state legislatures around the country. I had found a new purpose.

Then, the Parkland shooting happened. We watched again, like we did after Columbine, Newtown, the shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords, the Pulse Nightclub shooting, and countless other high-profile mass shootings – as our legislators offered no actual response.

Like so many other parents around the country, I was frustrated beyond measure by the response from our legislators at every level. I decided that if I thought I could do better – I had to prove it. So in March of 2018, I announced I was running for Congress in Georgia’s 6th District. People told me it was too late to get into the race when there were already other strong candidates running. But, I trusted my gut, told my story, and won – flipping a Republican-held district in the “blue wave” election.

Today in 2021, I’m proud of what our gun safety movement has accomplished in the last few years. We’ve fought the NRA at every turn and reduced them to a shell of their former organizational power. And in the last Congress, we passed the most significant gun violence prevention legislation in decades.

We’ll continue to tell our stories – from state legislatures to the U.S. Capitol – because our fight is far from over. We can, and must, continue to pass new laws that make our communities safer from gun violence which has surged in 2021. I know that if we continue our fight together, we can honor the legacies of Jordan, the Parkland community, and every family around the country who has been impacted by the scourge of gun violence.

Onwards,

— Lucy



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