They stand in stark contrast with the spinelessness of politicians who dare not take on the gun lobby to protect innocent lives. The unimaginable pain of regularly reexperiencing their grief makes their gun safety activism all the more extraordinary. They channel their losses into advocating for reasonable gun reforms through groups such as Moms Demand Action, Gun Owners for Safety (founded by gun victim and former Arizona Democratic representative Gabby Giffords) and Everytown for Gun Safety. I feel broken for all of the families who have lived with gun violence and for families that now join them. To the expanding community of grieving survivors and courageous gun safety advocates, we can say, we hear you, we grieve with you and we promise to do more.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2022 14:46 UTC