Hubner said everyone needs to keep fighting for gun violence prevention “because there’s other people out there who haven’t been through this (a school shooting) and shouldn’t be.” 'Their safety is our number one priority'Īt the conference, Abbey Clements, executive director and co-founder of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence and a teacher at the Sandy Hook school on the day of the tragedy, said teaching in America today means much more than teaching lessons or encouraging students to do their best. She called for an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, red flag laws, safe storage and the funding of community violence intervention programs, among other initiatives. Murray, whose 20-year-old neighbor was the Sandy Hook shooter, said she and other advocates call for the passing “of strong comprehensive gun laws to traumatically end the gun violence crisis in this country.” “There were 33,000 gun deaths in 2013 and in 2021 they were 49,000,” she said. Newtown Action Alliance Chairwoman Po Murray, who also spoke at the event, said there are more gun deaths and injuries now than there were when the Sandy Hook School shooting happened. Behind Po Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence Executive Director Abbey Clements, and three Newtown High School seniors and Sandy Hook Elementary School survivors: Cyrena Arokium, Nicole Melchionno, and Ashley Hubner H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Newtown, Conn. Newtown Action Alliance Chairwoman Po Murray speaks at a press conference in front of Edmond Town Hall that was part of a nationwide bus tour highlighting rulings by the Supreme Court and to make the case for major judicial reforms. H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 2 of12 Behind Clements are Newtown Action Alliance Chairwoman Po Murray and three Newtown High School seniors and Sandy Hook Elementary School survivors: Cyrena Arokium, Nicole Melchionno, and Ashley Hubner. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Newtown, Conn. Abbey Clements, executive director of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, speaks at a press conference in front of Edmond Town Hall that was part of a nationwide bus tour highlighting rulings by the Supreme Court and to make the case for major judicial reforms.
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