Elisabeth St. Onge
Rep. Shontel BrownNearly 1,000 children and teenagers have lost their lives to gun violence so far in 2023.
Our young people deserve a chance to bond over books rather than find comradery dodging bullets in their classrooms.
Read my new op-ed in The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4075340-on-independence-day-we-declare-freedom-from-gun-violence/
On Independence Day, we declare freedom from gun violence
As our nation prepares to celebrate its 257th birthday, we are reminded of the rights we cherish most as Americans, especially those immortalized as “unalienable” in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Independence Day reminds us of what America’s independence from Great Britain truly meant: freedom. And for decades, the…