Some families who have been forever changed by the Parkland school shooting are turning their pain and sorrow into action.
. It advocates in state legislatures for “Alyssa’s Law,” which requires that teachers receive panic buttons tied directly to law enforcement. The law has been enacted in Florida, New York and New Jersey, and it is being considered federally and in several states.
Her daughter frequented the beach, excelled in math and Spanish, was a gifted writer and captain of her soccer team. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind.FILE - Lori Alhadeff, left, and Dr. Patricia Byers, a surgical critical care and trauma surgeon, point out the contents of a Stop the Bleed kit during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. Alhadeff, who lost her 14-year-old daughter, Alyssa during the Parkland, Fla.
“He was a smart kid who always helped others even before himself,” his family said in a statement that was read at the shooter’s trial. “His favorite movie was ‘Star Wars.’ He was basically an old soul. His family loved him in every situation and he would tell his parents that when he grew up, he would buy them a house. We miss him very much.”
In a statement read at the shooter’s trial, his widow, Melissa Feis, said they met when she was 16 at a church service, and over the next two decades he “knew he could make a difference in the lives of others.” “I can’t see myself doing the political activist thing indefinitely,” said Guttenberg, who has become a national spokesman for stronger gun laws. “But honoring my daughter and ensuring that this country remembers who she was and why she mattered is something I’ll never stop doing.”
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