I pledge to be a president for all Americans—to always put country above party, and above self.
And I pledge to you to approach my work with the joy and optimism that comes from making a difference in peoples’ lives.
This is the first time in modern American history that both members of the Democratic ticket are gun owners – and the Republican nominee can’t even pass a background check.
@teetertooters We had a neighbor with beautiful flowers. He had signs stating that his flowers were heavily sprayed with pesticides. I don’t know if they actually were but no one ever picked them.
Has anyone seen a shot chart for the Portland Women’s regional games with two different 3 point lines that compares the two sides? I’d be interested in the different shooting %.
@Bayside_Boy_ @wolfofx @Morbidful They used national guard helicopters with heat cameras. The mountain face was searched by foot for days. I live here and you can see the race trail from town. You could see the search parties and the helicopters scanning the mountain.
@WomensHoops_USA Are they supposed to geographically live East or West? Or are they just names for the teams? Because I don’t know how FL, TN & WI players are considered West and MN players both East & West?
Either way, Congrats to them all no matter where they live. Huge accomplishment.
My name is Kristin Song.
On January 31, 2018, my son Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house. The father/gun owner stored 3 handguns and ammunition in a shoebox. Ethan's friend had been accessing the guns for over 6 months.
At the hospital, the ER doctor slid down the wall, put his head in his hands, and whispered, "Your son is gone." At that instant, all I knew, loved and trusted was imploded into a million tiny pieces.
I begged to say goodbye to my beautiful boy. I wanted to kiss his forehead, tell him how cherished he was, and tuck him in one last time. But the doctor begged me to remember Ethan as he was, you see, he was unrecognizable even to my eyes.
The day before Thanksgiving in 2018, the prosecutor told me she would not charge the negligent gun owner, and if I wanted negligent gun owners to be held accountable, I would have to change the law.
So I did.
6 months later, Connecticut passed Ethan's Law, which requires gun owners to secure their weapons if children can gain access.
Then, I learned that so many states stood silent on this issue, so in 2019, I turned my attention to passing Ethan's Law nationally. I met with over 400 congressional offices, 130 of them Republican.
In 2022, Ethan's Law was passed in the House of Representatives as part of the Safer Communities Act. Sadly, it was not picked up in the final package.
When the Democrats lost the House of Representatives in 2023, I pivoted to passing safe gun storage laws in the States. As a result, Michigan, New Mexico, and Maryland passed safe storage laws.
Currently, I am working with 5 states to pass Ethan's Law.
I am emotionally and mentally exhausted, but I will not stop until there is a cultural shift in this country where it becomes second nature to secure your weapons around unsupervised children.
If you believe in protecting children from gun violence, please follow and repost.
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