A National Conversation on How We Can Prevent Gun Deaths and Injuries
Personal Stories & Tributes
Tribute to Timothy Darin Pruett
My name is Glenda O’Neill and I am the mother of Timothy Darin Pruett. On March 1, 1985, my son was placed in my arms for the first time, just minutes after he took his first breath. He was so precious, his face so flawless, his skin so soft and I whispered I love you [...]
Tribute to Rafael Santiago Jr.
On Sept. 21, 1979 at only 19-years-old, you were taken from us. All you did was come home from work, look out the window, and then a shot rang out and caught you in the head. I will never forget the look on mom’s face as she held you in her arms wailing. What a [...]
Tribute to Jennifer LeAnne Balber
Jennifer LeAnne Balber – 12/2/1973 – 11/10/1994 A SoCal Gas Co Meter Maid who was fatally shot in the line of service. Jen was a 20 year old innocent victim of a senseless drive-by shooting.
Tribute to Draysean Earl
May 5th 2009: my 13-year-old son, Draysean, was shot in his head. It was at the end of the school year, right before graduation, and my son and some friends took it upon themselves to have a Jr. High School “ditch day”. So my son was sitting with a group of Jr. High School kids [...]
Story: Children and A Loaded Gun
In the 1960′s I was a teacher at a school in Prince Georges County, Maryland. One Election Day when school was out, children from the neighborhood gathered at the home of one of the youngsters and they were playing in the basement without adult supervision. One child produced a handgun and the children handed it [...]
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