MSNBC — My son, Jordan Davis, was killed 17 months ago when an argument over the volume of music playing in his car prompted a man to take my child’s life. Nine weeks ago, a hung jury couldn’t come to an understanding of what constitutes murder in the state of Florida.
Today, we’re calling on the National Rifle Association’s leadership to pay heed to the 90% of American citizens who believe that one’s Second Amendment rights can coexist with common sense safety laws.
I’m currently joined in Indianapolis — where the NRA is hosting its annual meeting — by hundreds of other moms from around the country. In the weeks, months and years ahead, we’ll continue to make our presence felt around the nation. We’re tired of being sidelined on this issue, and we’ll no longer stand idly by as the gun lobby fear-mongers politicians into submission.
So I’m joining mothers and countless other Americans, and together we’re fighting back against the egregious laws that allowed these deaths to occur in the first place.
We can’t wait for Washington to do something first. That’s why we’re taking this fight to state houses, to city halls, and to our neighbors around this country.
With the recent launch of Everytown for Gun Safety, the dual forces of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Mayors Against Illegal Guns have now become the most organized grassroots movement in this country that is working to end gun violence.
We will continue to engage Americans and build a tidal wave of momentum among our communities that is animated by the simple idea that keeping our kids and families safe is more important than protecting the interests of gun manufacturers and their lobbyists. We will remain diligent in persuading our legislators to execute the will of the people that put them in office. And, if they do not, we will replace them.
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Lucia McBath is the mother of Jordan Davis and a national spokesperson for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.