"Two years ago, my son was killed by a mass shooter..."

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"Two years ago, my son was killed by a mass shooter. I’ve never spoken about it publicly until now." —Caryn Michaels

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The last two years have been the hardest of my life.

My son Chris was just 20 years old when he and five others were murdered in a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara. One moment, he was just a sophomore English major, grabbing a snack with friends at a deli near campus — in the next, his life was stolen from him without warning.

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The media often refer to tragedies like my son’s death as “random” acts. But gun violence has become all too commonplace. Every year, 33,000 Americans — each one of them someone’s son or daughter — are killed by guns. That’s more than three times as many gun deaths as in any other developed country. And there is nothing random about our nation’s inaction.

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Hillary has spent her career working to end gun violence. She has brought the issue

front and center as a presidential candidate, and I truly believe she’ll make it her mission to address it as president. That means standing up to the all-powerful gun lobby, enacting comprehensive background checks, and keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and other dangerous individuals.

And we can’t wait any longer.

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I will do anything I can to keep other families from going through the unimaginable pain we’ve been through. That’s why I’m speaking out now, and it’s why I’m putting my faith in Hillary.


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[caquillo]

1. I remember when that happened

The father was also very outspoken at the time. Joe the phony Plumber told him (and the other parents) that their dead kids didn't trump his constitutional rights to own guns. Talk about lacking compassion.

[puffy socks]

6. sick isn't it?

They love their guns more than people.

[ismnotwasm]

2. K&R

[yallerdawg]

3. One of those 'differences.'

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[Cha]

8. Thank you for this, yallerdawg.. that graphic is compelling.

The right side of it is sickening.

[sheshe2]

10. Thanks yallerdawg.

Those quotes from Hillary and Bernie cuts right to the chase.

[Tikki]

4. I am with you on this Caryn...

Tikki
Gaucho sorrow.

[pandr32]

5. So awful

I can't even imagine I am so grateful my children are in once piece and healthy each and every day!
We need to really stand together and push back against the gun lobby...so important

[Cha]

7. Heartbreaking.. I don't know how they have the strength to carry on.. but they

do and I can imagine Hillary really helping them to find strength in purpose.

"I will do anything I can to keep other families from going through the unimaginable pain we’ve been through. That’s why I’m speaking out now, and it’s why I’m putting my faith in Hillary."

[BlueCaliDem]

9. Common sense gun safety laws that still protect the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans

should be a no-brainer. Our president and congresscritters shouldn't try and push for laxer laws but try to find common ground in order to bring the tragedy of losing one's innocent child and all innocent people's lives to a minimum. We can do that - but we can't have gun-ho politicians undermining the tiny baby-steps of progress we want to make.

Hillary Clinton, just like President Obama, understands this. The vast majority of Democrats want this. That's what we need in our president and congresscritters. As long as Repubs have power in our U.S. House and Senate, we'll be vulnerable to horrific acts of gun violence that we see becoming much too commonplace in our society.

[sheshe2]

11. Heartbreaking to look at his young smiling face...

Knowing that he remains forever young now.

[bluestateguy]

12. That Elliot Rodger was a serious waste of DNA

22 yrs old, can't get laid, so he decides to kill people.