The weekend of our January board meeting of the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads marked the first anniversary of the tragic shootings in Tucson, Arizona. National gun violence prevention groups led by Virgina Tech shooting survivor and current Brady Campaign staffer Colin Goddard reached out to organizations and activists all over the country to hold vigils in recognition that there are too many victims of gun violence and advised that we can take steps to help prevent tragedies.
Jennette Franklin and Kaye Tice organized a short vigil at noon following our board meeting at the South Hampton Roads YWCA. It included reading our proclamation that evolved from our gun study committee’s work on Making Common Sense of the Second Amendment and a symbolic casting of flowers into the Lafayette river to commemorate victims. We were joined by several activists from the South Hampton Roads region. Participants shared memories and concerns.
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