Two years since Parkland and hours since the most recent gun homicide in Chicago, Americans are dying every day while politicians fill their pockets with NRA checks.
About seven years ago, President Barack Obama issued an urgent plea while speaking with Sandy Hook Elementary School families in Newtown, Connecticut. He said America was failing to protect our nation's most valued treasure—our children.
Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump continue to fail at that basic job. In many places, like Chicago, gun violence remains a daily reality. In 2017, nearly 40,000 Americans lost their lives to gun violence. In 2018, 39,741 more were killed, according to a just-released report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's another 39,741 people we have failed.
We also know that gun safety reforms alone will not solve the epidemic of gun violence that plagues our communities. We need to address the root cause of the violence and create hope in our communities, so our young people pick up coding and construction skills instead of guns and bullets. Nothing stops a bullet like an opportunity.
Two young girls become emotional during the March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C.Recently, March For Our Lives presented"Peace Plan for a Safer America," a comprehensive approach to halve the number of gun deaths over the next decade by addressing the root causes and implementing policies like extreme risk protection orders and increasing public awareness through research.
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