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Trayvon, Ahmaud, and Jordan
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Today, on Saturday, February 26th – we mark a decade since the murder of Trayvon Martin. {NAME}
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Today, on Saturday, February 26th â we mark a decade since the murder of Trayvon Martin. {NAME}, The last few weeks were full of some emotional days for me. As anyone who has lost someone close will tell you â grief isnât linear. Grieving can come and go, and it can come in waves â especially around certain dates. After much reflection, I wanted to share why these three milestones over the last two weeks reminded me exactly why I fight for gun safety reform in Congress and why I tell my son Jordanâs story far and wide â at every chance I get. On February 16th, we marked what would have been Jordanâs 27th birthday. Just like his last nine birthdays, he wasnât here. Jordan was stolen from me by a vigilante with a gun who confronted and killed him over something absolutely trivial â playing a car stereo âtoo loud.â Then on February 23rd, we marked two years since the day Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed here in Georgia. The day before, we received the good news that his killers were convicted of federal hate crimes. That conviction does offer some small measure of justice, but true justice would be if Ahmaud were alive and well today. Today, Saturday, February 26th â we mark a decade since the murder of Trayvon Martin. I am close with Trayvonâs mother Sybina Fulton, and together as âMothers of the Movementâ weâve advocated for gun safety reform over the last several years. Trayvon, Jordan, and Ahmaudâs murders: What do all three have in common? 1. The killers of these young men shot first and asked questions later. 2. Each killer attempted to claim they had acted in âself-defenseâ even though they provoked and started these confrontations that led to them pulling the trigger. 3. In my view of it, each of these killers felt emboldened by our countryâs gun culture and the âStand Your Groundâ laws the NRA has fought to pass around the country. From my own experience as a survivor of gun violence, Iâve realized the importance of telling Jordanâs story â our story â firsthand. I have a platform. I have a duty to stand up and speak out. When I can walk into a room of state legislators, lobbyists, or my fellow members of Congress and tell all of our stories as survivors of gun violence, it truly makes a difference that I am there. It really does. And my work in Congress telling Jordanâs story and fighting for change is far from over. Thanks for reading, â Lucy Change is possible, but it is by no means easy. Lucy will never stop fighting for gun safety in Congress â but she needs our movement behind her. [If youâre able to, please consider making a donation to our campaign today to help her continue leading the fight for gun safety reforms and speaking truth to power in Washington.]( [CHIP IN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Click here]( if you'd like to unsubscribe. To get your Team McBath gear, [check out our online store]( today and get the latest merch for yourself! We try to send only the most important information and opportunities to participate via email. To support Congresswoman Lucy McBath with a contribution, [click here.]( Paid for by Friends of Lucy McBath Friends of Lucy McBath
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