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9 yrs ago tonight I went to bed in peace. I have not known peace since. At the midnight premier of The Dark Knight Rises our Jessi was slaughtered with 11 others. The killer easily bought his arsenal online without a background check. People KNEW (1)
that something was wrong with him...including his parents & therapist. How many others are there out there that are not stable enough to be in procession of a firearm? How many others are purchasing arsenals on line without so much as a verification of (2)
there identity. How many other innocent lives will continue to be taken. Since our Jessi was slaughtered, 360,000 other families have learned how easy it is to have this nightmare happen to them. Don't be one of them. Get involved...(3)
The responses to my post yesterday have really touched my heart. I love/hate all the "should be's" you all have posted. It is a reminder that it can never be just about OUR shooting, OUR loved one, OUR pain. 1/4
It is the combining of all our shootings, all our loved ones, all our pain that there is real power to create change. I love each of you deeply and am so proud to stand as a warrior army with you. We...the collective we...2/4
must remember and always build bridges to others that have suffered as we all have. The disease of gun violence deserves the attention of every elected official, every faith leader, teacher, parent, person in our country. Let's never "settle for low hanging fruit"...3/4
