Our country’s young people are being traumatized and killed by gun violence.
In Kansas City, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell when trying to pick up his younger siblings. Now, just like our founder Gabby Giffords, he will face a long road of recovery for the rest of his life.
Just days later in upstate New York, 20-year-old Kaylin Gills was shot and killed after she and her friends accidentally turned into the wrong driveway.
These shootings are the product of years and years of gun lobby fear mongering. They’ve peddled their scare tactics and propaganda to promote a worldview in which everyone is the enemy and you have to take up arms against them. Just last week, the NRA held their convention and spread more lies and fear.
We cannot become complacent. This should not and cannot remain the status quo in our country.
Black teens should not have to live with the fear that they will be shot after ringing the wrong doorbell. Young women should not have to be scared for their lives if they drive up the wrong driveway.
Please, continue to stand with us in our fight against the gun lobby as we work towards a future free from gun violence. Our nation’s children, communities, and future generations are depending on us to break the cycle of senseless violence.
- The team at Giffords
SOURCE: the above information is a quote from Giffords PAC.
GIFFORDS PAC works to end gun violence by empowering voters with information and supporting candidates who will fight for safer gun laws. A contribution to GIFFORDS PAC goes directly towards our work to save lives.
It was started and sponsored by Gabby Giffords, a former US Congresswoman and victim of gun violence.
"Though a moderate on the issue during her time in Congress, Giffords has since become an ardent advocate for gun control. In January 2013, she and her husband launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, a non-profit organization and Super-PAC which later joined with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence to become Giffords. She is married to former Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly, a United States senator from Arizona."
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This is one of the organizations that I believe can help make a difference in gun control laws, which may indeed save lives. Eventually!
