Please read this interview with Richard Martinez. His son was killed by Elliot Rodger. He's remarkable. If anyone can mobilize and motivate voters to call for significant changes to gun laws, it's him:
"But I will never run for political office at any level — ever. I will never write a book. I will never sue anybody. Karen and I — Christopher’s mother and I — had this conversation early on. Our kid was a terrific kid. We’re not going to cheapen his memory by doing those things. He deserves better than that."
Mr. Martinez will be attacked for saying he won't sue; some will say it was a back-handed insult to other families that have filed lawsuits after mass murders. There will be conspiracy theorists who suggest that Mr. Martinez was even involved in planning the attack.
That's okay, it seems like he can handle it given everything he's done in the handful of days since his son was killed.
There's nothing the NRA and crazy gun "fetishists" won't say or do to keep things the way they are. But there's nothing they can do to keep this guy from speaking his truth and honoring his son's memory.
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I am reading: Little Bee - Chris Cleave
I am listening to: WGN News Chicago
And I am: Amazed
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