Moms Demand Action’s Laura Reeves Heavily Politicizes the STEM School Highlands Ranch Vigil

REEVES It has become ░░░░░░░░ unimaginable reality that gun ░░░░░░░░ is now so commonplace ░░░░░░░░ is our new reality ░░░░░░░░ we allow families to ░░░░░░░░ in neighborhoods where gunshots ░░░░░░░░ be heard at all ░░░░░░░░ of the day and ░░░░░░░░ our preschoolers are regularly ░░░░░░░░ in active shooter drills ░░░░░░░░ I m also very ░░░░░░░░ to admit that all ░░░░░░░░ generations before yours made ░░░░░░░░ harder We became paralyzed ░░░░░░░░ the NRA we did ░░░░░░░░ hold our elected officials ░░░░░░░░ as they were loosening ░░░░░░░░ sensible gun regulations that ░░░░░░░░ keeping us safe instead ░░░░░░░░ chose to burden our ░░░░░░░░ with the responsibility of ░░░░░░░░ their own lives We ░░░░░░░░ all of you to ░░░░░░░░ in an environment that ░░░░░░░░ more closely resembling a ░░░░░░░░ than a school None ░░░░░░░░ this is right We ░░░░░░░░ you of your innocence ░░░░░░░░ would we do this ░░░░░░░░ our own children The ░░░░░░░░ pathetic truth is that ░░░░░░░░ took this route because ░░░░░░░░ seemed easier than confronting ░░░░░░░░ actual root cause of ░░░░░░░░ gun violence issues For ░░░░░░░░ I am truly and ░░░░░░░░ sorry We let you ░░░░░░░░ but it is never ░░░░░░░░ late People of my ░░░░░░░░ have to listen when ░░░░░░░░ say enough and it ░░░░░░░░ our duty to stand ░░░░░░░░ for your rights and ░░░░░░░░ freedom to live free ░░░░░░░░ the concern of everyday ░░░░░░░░ violence In my life ░░░░░░░░ now looks like educating ░░░░░░░░ on the facts of ░░░░░░░░ violence promoting safe storage ░░░░░░░░ firearms advocating for gun ░░░░░░░░ legislation holding my elected ░░░░░░░░ accountable working hard to ░░░░░░░░ gun sense candidates like ░░░░░░░░ and of course supporting ░░░░░░░░ empowering survivors That s ░░░░░░░░ of us What does ░░░░░░░░ action look like for ░░░░░░░░ Places I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ people find their voice ░░░░░░░░ use their power have ░░░░░░░░ registering voters becoming well ░░░░░░░░ voters running for office ░░░░░░░░ walk outs and demonstrations ░░░░░░░░ op eds raising money ░░░░░░░░ student led advocacy groups ░░░░░░░░ using the power of ░░░░░░░░ media to amplify your ░░░░░░░░ critical messages that need ░░░░░░░░ be heard.”