14 years ago today, I watched in horror as a gunman opened fire at my alma mater, Virginia Tech.
32 people were killed and 23 were injured that day.
As a student, I'd spent countless hours in the building struck by the shooter. Here's what I've learned since.
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32 people were killed and 23 were injured that day.
As a student, I'd spent countless hours in the building struck by the shooter. Here's what I've learned since.
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Some of my friends had become professors at Virginia Tech, and I only learned later that they were safe.
It was an awful day that I will never forget. In the years since as Prez of @bradybuzz, I’ve become close friends w/ more survivors & their families. krisbrownbrady.medium.com/april-is-a-pai…
It was an awful day that I will never forget. In the years since as Prez of @bradybuzz, I’ve become close friends w/ more survivors & their families. krisbrownbrady.medium.com/april-is-a-pai…
.@clgoddard was in French class at #VirginiaTech when he was shot 4x.
Today, those bullet fragments are still lodged in his body. He takes daily pills to prevent lead poisoning.
The toll of gun violence continues for years and lifetimes. #EndGunViolence
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Today, those bullet fragments are still lodged in his body. He takes daily pills to prevent lead poisoning.
The toll of gun violence continues for years and lifetimes. #EndGunViolence
people.com/crime/virginia…
.@clgoddard later worked at @bradybuzz. He recently came on our podcast to talk about what it means to be a survivor of gun violence. I hope you'll give it a listen. #EndGunViolence bradyunited.org/podcast/episod…
He also talked to us about how he went undercover with fellow gun vvolence survivors @TChristianHeyne and Omar Samaha to expose the deadly gun show loophole.
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Colin's father, @papagodd, is the president of the Virginia Center for Public Safety. Andy's been a @bradybuzz volunteer since 2008, and I am honored to call him a friend and ally. For years now, he has lead the fight for sensible gun laws in Virginia. richmond.com/news/virginia/…
.@LoriHaasVA's daughter had to pretend she was dead in order to survive the Virginia Tech shooting.
Lori and @papagodd's leadership in Virginia put us on the path to flipping the state legislature and passing MAJOR gun violence prevention reform. virginiamercury.com/2020/04/16/vir…
Lori and @papagodd's leadership in Virginia put us on the path to flipping the state legislature and passing MAJOR gun violence prevention reform. virginiamercury.com/2020/04/16/vir…
This we know: Gun violence is a public health crisis.
Whether it’s physical damage like the bullets leeching lead into @clgoddard body or mental health stuggles or socioeconomic effects, the toll of gun violence is immeasurable.
Entire communities pay the price for generations.
Whether it’s physical damage like the bullets leeching lead into @clgoddard body or mental health stuggles or socioeconomic effects, the toll of gun violence is immeasurable.
Entire communities pay the price for generations.
It is deeply tragic that today, as we observe 14 years since the Virginia Tech shooting, Americans also woke up to headlines of another major gun massacre — with 8 people senselessly murdered at a FedEx Facility in Indianapolis. #EndGunViolence
It's important to understand that our nation’s gun violence epidemic isn’t just mass shootings.
It is also domestic violence, gun suicides, police violence, and more.
It is the brutal murders of 20yo #DaunteWright in MN 13yo #AdamToledo in Chicago, both at the hands of police.
It is also domestic violence, gun suicides, police violence, and more.
It is the brutal murders of 20yo #DaunteWright in MN 13yo #AdamToledo in Chicago, both at the hands of police.
Every day in America, +300 people are shot.
Most of these tragedies don't make the news.
They include domestic violence, gun suicide, unintentional shootings, and more.
They have ripple effects that devastate families and communities. #EndGunViolence bradyunited.org/key-statistics
Most of these tragedies don't make the news.
They include domestic violence, gun suicide, unintentional shootings, and more.
They have ripple effects that devastate families and communities. #EndGunViolence bradyunited.org/key-statistics
In order to prevent our gun violence crisis, we NEED comprehensive and multi-faceted solutions that address its many forms and root causes.
Fortunately, those solutions are sitting before Congress. #TheTimeIsNow #EndGunViolence
Fortunately, those solutions are sitting before Congress. #TheTimeIsNow #EndGunViolence
They include common-sense measures to:
✔️expand background checks
✔️increase police accountability
✔️invest in underserved Black and Brown communities, ✔️ban assault weapons
✔️reform the gun industry
and more. #TheTimeIsNow @bradybuzz bradyunited.org/reports/legisl…
✔️expand background checks
✔️increase police accountability
✔️invest in underserved Black and Brown communities, ✔️ban assault weapons
✔️reform the gun industry
and more. #TheTimeIsNow @bradybuzz bradyunited.org/reports/legisl…
if you’re sick and tired of gun violence in America, please join me and @bradybuzz in demanding the Senate take immediate action on the solutions sitting before them.
We simply cannot afford to wait. #TheTimeIsNow #EnougIsEnough bradyunited.org/act
We simply cannot afford to wait. #TheTimeIsNow #EnougIsEnough bradyunited.org/act
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