March For Our Lives

Anyone who knows me did not have to guess where I would be on March 24. With over 800 events nationwide, 9 of which were on Long Island, the only mystery is which event I attended.

Drew and I went to Farmingdale State College, an event sponsored by three members of Congress:  Tom Suozzi (D), Kathy Rice (D) and Peter King (R). Yes, a bipartisan effort.  But the real stars, of course, were the students who organized the event.





















I was very impressed with the bright, articulate student leaders who made their way to the stage. One young woman read a letter from a Parkland survivor, another told of how her cousin was killed in gun violence. And a young man asked us to sign the petition to Congress asking for sensible gun legislation.

And then there was a Kevin McCarthey.

Back in December 1993, a lunatic shot up a Long Island Railroad train.  He killed 6 people and wounded many others. McCarthey’s father died in the attack, and Kevin was shot in the head.    Kevin’s mother Carolyn became an advocate for gun control, and eventually served a few terms in Congress.

Here is Kevin’s speech.



Comments

  1. Looks like it was a great event.

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  2. These your people are amazing...Coffee is on

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  3. I am beyond impressed with the high school students who organized this. There were 1500 people in that gym, far more than they expected.

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