My friend is starting a Students Demand Action group in the area (based off of Mom's Demand Action) and asked me to write a letter to my state delegate and state senator about gun reform. This is what I wrote. State Delegate: Nicholas J. Freitas, district 30 (R) State Senator: Emmett W. Hanger Jr., district 24 (R) Dear ---
When I sat down to write this letter, I thought I would have a lot to say. And I do. I have so much to say that I don’t know how to say it. The arguments have all been said. There are smart people talking about gun control. I don’t think that I have anything to add that you haven’t already heard. It’s time for you to start listening. Why are we so afraid to talk about guns? We know they are the cause of millions of deaths. We know there are solutions. And yet, we refuse to even try to fix this very fatal problem. Don’t give my teacher a gun. It’s your job to protect your community. I am a student and I haven’t ever felt safe in school. My first lockdown was in kindergarten, and it was not a drill. I have little cousins. I don’t want them to grow up in a world where they aren’t safe in school. Because that is the truth about today. When I sat down to write this letter, I thought I would have a lot to say. And I do. I have so much to say that I don’t know how to say it.
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Suzy Cashwell
1/21/2019 09:57:51 am
You say it all very well!
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1/30/2019 07:25:31 pm
I agree.
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