Attendance was 1,471. It was Rep. Ted Deutch's largest town hall event. Local officials and veterans joined the Congressman on stage and helped him to answer some questions.
Student after student came to the microphones, along with parents and teachers, flashing anger and anguish, as the community used a Tuesday night congressional town hall on gun violence to help continue coping with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre.
Watch the video of town hall here
Rep Deutch's Twitter account of the event below
Student after student came to the microphones, along with parents and teachers, flashing anger and anguish, as the community used a Tuesday night congressional town hall on gun violence to help continue coping with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre.
Watch the video of town hall here
Rep Deutch's Twitter account of the event below
- Rep. Ted Deutch RetweetedSo EPA Admin. Pruitt got a sweetheart lease to an energy lobbyist-linked pad that did double duty as a GOP fundraising hotspot. Oh, and the landlord's pipeline project was approved by EPA at the same time. Just another day in the #TrumpSwamp.
- Rep. Ted Deutch Retweeted.@SpeakerRyan When is the House voting on universal background checks? The people at the Parkland #TownHallForOurLives tonight want to know.
- Thank you to everyone from FL22 who joined the town hall. We came together tonight because this isn't over. We all need to rely on one another, support one another, and work together to make our communities safe from gun violence. #EndGunViolence #TownHallForOurLives
- “I’m a Democrat, I own guns, I don’t want to take anyone’s guns. I want sane gun laws. If you have questions about why we can’t have sane gun laws, #followthemoney” - Charlie Morecraft, Veteran
- “What do we do to help people understand that we aren’t trying to take away #2A and the NRA is just another interest group?” - MSD Student
- For the people who say "We can't...we can't" -- Yes we can. We know the assault weapons ban was and can be successful. Congress just needs the courage to stand up to the gun lobby to do what's right #EndGunViolence #TownHallForOurLives
- Thank you, Lori, for your advocacy. We will never forget Alyssa and we will keep fighting to #MakeSchoolsSafe
- .@davidhogg111 "People of color are far more likely to be the victims of gun violence. If there is more law enforcement in school, how are we going to make sure there isn't discrimination against students of color." #EndGunViolence
- The Second Amendment isn't unlimited. The question is: Where do we draw the line to make our communities safe from gun violence? #EndGunViolence #TownHallForOurLives
- Resources are still available to get help. Reach out. Call 2-1-1 or call the helpline. You are not alone. #MSDStrong
- Sam Fuentes: "It feels like we are being treated like prisoners for a crime we didn't commit." More from MSD students commenting on new clear backpacks rule in their own words: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/02/us/marjory-stoneman-douglas-clear-backpacks/index.html … Student voices must be heard to truly improve school safety.
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