Our children and communities deserve to exist without fear of gun violence. As a member of the “school shooting generation,” I know too well the anxieties caused by active shooter drills, lockdowns, and the very real threat of gun violence in the classroom.
That’s why we must implement a federal assault weapons ban modeled after Illinois’ assault weapons ban, enact comprehensive universal background checks, require waiting periods, institute mandatory gun safety training, close gun show and ghost gun loopholes, and prioritize victims of gun violence above all else.
We must reject dangerous right-wing “solutions” to this problem, like arming teachers or building prison-like schools in the name of security. We must address the root of the problem, which is guns themselves.
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