Three years ago today, eleven lives were tragically lost to gun violence in Monterey Park, California.
The city’s Asian community was celebrating the Lunar New Year the night of the shooting, and what should have been a joyous celebration was turned upside down into trauma and fear. This tragedy came just three days after a different fatal mass shooting in Half Moon Bay.
Today’s anniversary reminds us that there are no corners of America untouched by the trauma of our worsening gun violence epidemic. For young Americans, there are no safe spaces to celebrate, to gather within their communities, or to live without fear.
This isn’t a talking point, it’s a crisis.
The time has passed for our leaders to take action. Their failure to impose a federal ban on assault weapons is more than cowardice — it’s a dereliction of their sworn duty to protect people in this country.
Today, we are honoring the lives lost not just by remembering them, but also fighting with everything we have to create a safer future for all of us.
Thank you for standing with survivors.
— March For Our Lives
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