My name is Kristin Song.
On January 31, 2018, my son Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house. The father/gun owner stored 3 handguns and ammunition in a shoebox. Ethan's friend had been accessing the guns for over 6 months.
At the hospital, the ER doctor slid…
@not_tracer_120
@davidhogg111
Sadly, his friend grew up with guns, went to the shooting range all the time and had just taken the NRA safety course and his friend still took his father’s loaded unsecured gun, raised it up and shot my son in the head. And don’t worry I blame myself everyday it was my job to…
Today I honor Lexi who was killed in Uvalde. We met with Ted Cruz-it is clear he would rather dance on our children’s graves than protect them.
@BillyRay5229
@davidhogg111
Guilty
Yes if you bring a deadly weapon into your home and do not secure it you will be held accountable if your child injures or kills another person.
Negligent gun owners will no longer get a pass.
Thank you Michigan for having the courage to do the right thing!
We love…
Telling me to stop fighting to pass Ethan’s Law is like telling me to stop loving him. There will be a day to rest, when American children can live in peace. Last Mother’s Day with Ethan. Ran off lax field and handed me a rose.
I will be on CBS Morning at 8 am with Mark Barden and my friend Gwen talking about safe storage. All of our children would be alive today if the gun owners took SECONDS to lock up their guns. Seconds...Let that sink in.....
I found this entry in my journal dated 3 months after Ethan was born, “I wanted you even before you were conceived, I loved you desperately the moment I knew existed, I would have died for you the minute you took your first breath. This is love.” We love you Ethan!
@RepKenBuck
remember how brave you were wielding your assault rifle around in your safe office in DC-I bet you wouldn’t last 1 minute in the Parkland school you know why? You are a coward.
I also sat with Ted Cruz this March. Bottom line he would rather protect negligent gun owners than r children. I wonder if he would feel the same way if he had to ID his daughter, watch her lowered into the ground? Vote him out
I sat with you 3 years ago. I begged you to have a different response to gun violence. You went forward from there & continued to mock people like me.
@tedcruz
, FUCK YOU. This is on your hands. Don't put out messages like this. Walk to
@ChrisMurphyCT
and do something now.
Today marks 6 years…
I often lay my head on his tombstone-It’s the closest thing to giving him a hug.
You could save a child by simply securing your weapons around unsupervised children.
Mommy loves you Ethan!
Do you have any regrets?
I do.
I regret every minute of my day that I didn't ask if the home where my child was killed had guns.
If I did Ethan would be alive, I would be whole, and my family wouldn't be broken.
ASK, ASK, ASK
Pls. like and follow me so we can pass Ethan's…
@tkelce
will you help me pass Ethan’s Law?
My son was killed with an unsecured gun at his best friend’s house.
The law requires gun owners to secure their weapons if unsupervised children can gain access.
You are America’s hero, help pls.
Headed to DC to lobby the Senate for Ethan’s Law so the calls/emails I get from devastated parents will stop. We love you Ethan! Mommy will never give up!
@NewtownAction
@EthansLaw2
Today myself along with a number of survivors will be lobbying the Republicans on the Hill asking them to stand with us to protect/save our children from unsecured guns. Ethan's Law is a win/win. 2A untouched while thousands of children saved.
@97Percentorg
@BillyRay5229
This is heartbreaking. Below is a picture of Ahmir Jolliff. He was the 11-year old boy killed 3 days ago in the Iowa school shooting. He was known as “Smiley.”
Donald Trump’s response was to “get over” the shooting. Thats not going to happen. I want everyone to remember Ahmir…
DID YOU KNOW?
Unintentional deaths spike over the holidays.
Give the gift of life this holiday.
Make sure unsupervised children can’t access unsecured guns.
We love you Ethan 💕💕💕
I was told during my Senate meetings the NSSF demanded Ethan's Law be pulled from the Bipartisan Community Safety Act. The President of the NSSF gets paid $473,842 a yr., the ED $608,600. I get paid $0.0, I buried a child. I wonder who is in this for the right reason.
I wear orange to honor my beautiful boy Ethan who was killed with an unsecured gun, I wear orange because I will never stop fighting to keep your loved ones safe.
@NewtownAction
@bradybuzz
7 years ago today…I was so happy so content.
Little did I know less than a year later he would be dead because a gun owner failed to secure his weapons.
Once there was a way to get back home…
The day we buried Ethan I promised him I would fight to protect and save other children. Today I went to the cemetery to let Ethan know-we did it beautiful boy. I know we have a long road but I have never been afraid of hard work. We love you Ethan!
I met Kimberly Mata-Rubio shortly after her daughter was murdered at Robb Elementary. She had the same look in her eye that I do-I knew she was going to make a difference in honor of her daughter. She is running for Mayor in her town in TX. Good Luck Kim!
Today would have been Ethan's 19th birthday-we need 32 more Representatives (D) to co-sponsor Ethan's Law. Make sure your Rep. has stepped up to fight to keep kids safe. It could be your child next....
Ethan I am sorry I could not protect you, you should be turning 20 yrs old tomorrow, know this mommy and daddy will never give up.
@Rotimi
@NewtownAction
@BillyRay5229
Lawmakers plan to reintroduce gun storage bill, Ethan's Law via
@FOX61News
@GovWhitmer
My son Ethan at age 10 asked if we could foster neglected and abandoned dogs. On Jan. 31, 2018 he was killed at his best friend’s house with an unsecured gun. The pup on the right was Ethan’s 95th foster dog-in honor of Ethan we fostered another 105 dogs. We love you Ethan!!
Summer means children are home-lock up your guns, Parents if your children are visiting somebody else's home, ask if there are unsecured guns. I wish I had...
Would you let your child spend time at a home with loaded and unlocked guns? There’s at least a 30% chance that you are. Ask if there are guns in the home and are they securely stored. It could save your child’s life.
ALL DEAD
Francesco and Jack died by suicide with parent’s unsecured gun.
Chris, Bennie, Jaylyn, and Dominic killed because the school shooter had access to their fathers’ unsecured guns.
Ethan and Christian killed in friend’s houses with unsecured gun.
TOTALLY PREVENTABLE
I don’t have an issue if you don’t agree with me or Ethan’s Law but to laugh in the face of a broken mother and dance on their child’s grave-these men are deplorable.
Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, & Thomas Massie were laughing while trying to block Ethan’s Law in the House Judiciary Committee last year. It was highly offensive for
@kristinsong3
whose son Ethan was killed by an unsecured gun. Jim Jordan thinks saving children from firearm deaths is a…
@ossoff
thank you so much for cosponsoring Ethan’s Law today-best Mother’s Day gift for a broken mother. Thank you for fighting to protect our children.
@NewtownAction
@JosephSakran
@JoeNBC
Headed to DC with Po Murray, Fred Guttenberg and Manny and Patricia Oliver to deliver the message to Congress KIDS over guns.
@NewtownAction
@ChangeTheRef
Watching the sentencing trial for the Parkland shooter. America, not only are we allowing our children to be hunted/killed we are creating a generation of terrorized children. Get involved before it's your school.
@fred_guttenberg
@NewtownAction
@abbeyclements
Thank you Susan Rice for pushing for safe storage. Now pass Ethan's Law -which requires all gun owners to store their weapons if children can gain access. 8-9 children today will never see another birthday because they gained access to a gun. Stand with us to keep kids safe.
This important new step from
@ATFHQ
clarifies that gun dealers are obligated to sell compatible secure gun storage and other gun safety devices. Safe storage of firearms saves lives.
Thank you President Biden for the shout out re: safe storage!! Hitting the halls of Congress tomorrow lobbying for Ethan’s Law-💪
@BillyRay5229
@maddow
If you have a child in the home
Lock up your guns
Or there will be consequences if your child injuries or kills other people’s innocent children
Assume your child can gain access and do the right thing
Not An Accident
2 yr old baby found loaded unsecured gun. Dead.
The word Accident implies there was nothing the gun owner could’ve done to save their two-year-old child.
They could’ve simply locked up the gun.
Pass Ethan’s Law.
The last picture of Ethan just got his braces off. Mr. President, Congress pass Ethan’s Law. Help us save r children. Leave egos and politics at the door.
@POTUS
@tedcruz
This is what DC used to mean to me-family vacations
Now I spend my time in DC fighting to protect children
I have spoken to almost every Democratic Senator and Representative and over 130 Republican Congresspeople about Ethan’s Law.
I will not stop…
On the day Ethan died we hold a memorial blood drive
We didn’t make it to the hospital in time to donate his organs
We were heartbroken-we knew some other mom and dad were quietly praying for a miracle
I would have loved to know Ethan lived on…
In the Crumbley trial the father said he hid his gun and ammunition from his son.
Wake up! Your children know where you hide stuff
Now 4 children dead, 1 child will spend the rest of his life in jail, 1 mother guilty, father on trial, community shattered.
Why?! Because the…
This is the last picture of Ethan. I snapped it after he got his braces off-4 hours later he was dead. Pass Ethan’s Law today. Congress protect and save r children.
@EthansLaw2
@BillyRay5229
@97Percentorg
I received 12 yr. Ethan's letter to himself to be delivered the week he graduates.
Heartbreaking-so excited for his life.
In the time it takes for you to draw one breath the gun that killed Ethan could have been locked up. I would be shouting we love you Ethan at his graduation.
Shout out to Rep. Lucy McBath for cosponsoring Ethan's Law today. Rep. McBath son was also killed with a gun-he was murdered in FL in 2012 and she has been fighting to reduce gun violence ever since!
Parents kept a loaded gun on the bedroom floor
This sweet 4 yr old shot himself in the head and died
Pennsylvania time to pass Ethan‘s Law
@CeaseFirePA
When Ethan was 10 yrs old he wanted to clear a shelter
We set our goal for 100 dogs/puppies
This is Ethan’s 95th foster.
Lock up your guns so you can make new memories
Instead of just remembering old memories
Like and follow help me pass Ethan’s Law
Met Senator Warnock in DC in the hallway. He was running to vote but stopped and took the time to hear about r dead children. Thank you for your kindness.
@ReverendWarnock
Grief Life Lesson
#40
Birthdays
Today is my birthday
Very bittersweet
I am thankful for Emily, Evan, and Mike but missing Ethan terribly.
Ethan gave the best hugs, it is still hard to believe I will never hug him again.
Lock up your guns so you can continue to give your…
Friend and her 3 mom friends and 10 children rented a VRBO-found loaded gun in nightstand. Those moms those children got lucky. Pass Ethan’s Law
@EthansLaw2
@NewtownAction
My heart goes out to the Oxford parents having to sit through a trial hearing and seeing the unimaginable.
These beautiful children were killed because of an UNSECURED gun.
Lock up your guns if they are not in your control.
So now Ted Cruz and friends have added killing our veterans along with our children. I have looked into his eyes and they are soulless.
@jonstewart
@VFWHQ
@fred_guttenberg
Video shows Republicans fist bumping after blocking veteran healthcare bill
Attended the ATF’s Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit
In the lobby are displayed the faces of gun violence
The kiosk will hold their stories
Heartbreaking I knew so many of the faces 💔
Six years ago today, Ethan Song was killed by a gun that was left unsecured in a friend's home.
I introduced Ethan's Law to require gun owners to properly secure their firearms. We will not stop fighting to honor his legacy by saving lives—like his—from unsecured guns.
There is no quit in us-if we can’t pass Ethan’s Law on the federal level yet we will go state by state! DM us also if u r interested in your state passing Ethan’s Law.
🚨 Attention New Mexico 🚨
I am Ethan Song’s Dad. I am looking for allies AND survivors of gun violence caused by unsafe gun storage. – We’d like to help pass safe storage laws in every state! If you would like to help please dm me!
What would YOU do to save a child?
Would you lock up your guns around unsupervised children?
This single act could dramatically reduce children being killed by gun violence.
So happy to announce Bennie’s Law (Ethan’s Law) will be signed by the Governor! Thank you NM for stepping up and protecting your children. RIP sweet Bennie you did not die in vain
@NewtownAction
@JosephSakran
@97Percentorg
We thought Sandy Hook would be the beginning and the end of school shootings. While the coffins of our dead children stack up the Republicans continue to block life saving legislation. Shameful.
Tomorrow is the 11-year mark of the Sandy Hook shooting. I remember the day of terror like it was yesterday.
Our children are less safe today than a decade ago when 20 children and 6 educators were killed in Sandy Hook.
Since the shooting in Sandy Hook, more than 1.1 million…
Grief Life Lesson
#34
Vacations are hard
The first time we headed out for vacation I had a panic attack
Where is Ethan? There should be 3 …
Vacations are hard for me. I know I should be happy but I am always thinking Ethan would have loved this
Pass Ethan’s Law
Sigh…
Yes your kids know where you “hide” your guns
Yes they are good kids but curious-do you remember being a teenager?
Lock them up and Minnesota time to pass Ethan’s Law
Unsecured guns=injury/death
Thank you Michigan for holding the negligent gun owner accountable.
No more free passes for negligent gun owners
Pass Ethan’s Law nationally so children have a chance to grow up.
Thank you to everyone who participated in CT Statewide Gun BuyBack and Safe Giveaway-huge success. And this is why I do it.
@GeorgeTakei
@maddow
And Ethan...and Chris Stone...and Joaquin Oliver...and Alex Schachter...and Tate Myre...and Jessi Ghawi...and Bennie Hargrove...and Dominic Blackwell...and so many more.
@mia_tretta
@ChangeTheRef
As I hear Republicans in the assault weapons ban hearing talk about gun violence & all sorts of bullshit having nothing to do with reducing gun violence, I am reminded that all of them are Responsible for gun violence in America & if not for them Jaime might still be alive today.
Bennie’s mom had to leave before the vote she had to listen to the Republicans complete lack of compassion for her grandson and her. Passed in the house now on to the Senate!
@NewtownAction
@BrucePetillo
The Parkland medical examiners described the damage an assault rifle does to a child’s body. Horrifying. I wonder if Pelosi/Hoyer would fight harder to pass assault weapons freeze if they had to sit and listen to what an assault rifle did to their grandchild.
@fred_guttenberg
Call
@LeaderHoyer
and
@SpeakerPelosi
at 202.224.3121 and ask them why they are pulling the rug out from under mass shooting survivors? We must have a House floor vote this week. It’s
#NowOrNever
RIP little one
This is what happens when there are no laws. People do not change their behavior.
We saw this with drunk driving.
Pass Ethan’s Law so these BABIES have a chance to live.
Thank you Red Sox for honoring Ethan and standing shoulder to shoulder with us to keep our children safe. We love you Ethan!
@RedSox
@NewtownAction
@JoeNBC
You would think the carnage of our dead children would be enough, sadly it is not. Pass Ethan’s Law and protect/save your children/grandchildren.
@NewtownAction
@JohnWoodrowCox
@fred_guttenberg
Did you know?
Most children who die by suicide use an unsecured gun
Woke up to another message about a teen gaining access to an unsecured gun and dying
PLEASE lock up your guns and give your child, your grandchild the gift of time
Question:
Did you know around 80% of children/youth
Use an UNSECURED gun from home to commit suicide?
Assume your child is in crisis and lock up your guns
You know what’s unfortunate sitting in your living room with the funeral director asking you if you want your child buried or cremated. Unfortunate is watching your child be lowered into the ground. Shame on you.
@NewtownAction
@jabarocas
@cologop
@ColoSenGOP
@COHouseGOP
I spent half an hour with these students and was happy to listen to their grievances. How would you feel if rude and impertinent 15/16 year olds barged into your office unannounced and berated you for an unfortunate situation that you had nothing to do with?
Honor:
The day Ethan died he told me he wanted to join the Army to serve our beloved country.
In honor of him and our veterans Ethan’s Foundation has participated in Wreaths Across America since the year he died-2018.
This mom (98 yrs.) came out to lay some wreaths.
Just met the President who said he would happily sign Ethan's Law into law-LET'S GO! We could save so many children-but I need your help-pls consider joining us.
@shannonrwatts
Ethan Song’s life was tragically cut short when he was only 15 years old, because a neighbor’s father had not secured his guns. In his honor, his family helped write
#EthansLaw
—which would require guns to be safely stored in homes with children under 18.
Oxford shooter’s Mom
When asked by the defense would you have done anything different knowing what you know now.
“No.”
Well for starters here’s an idea how about securing your gun?
Can you imagine 4 teenagers would be alive, your son would not be spending the rest of his…
Breaking News
Negligent gun owner/father charged
He stored his loaded unsecured gun under the family couch
Another 100% preventable death
Lock up your guns so you can celebrate your child’s birthdays instead of planning their funeral
Thank you Dr. Sakrun for standing shoulder to shoulder with me in fighting to keep kids safe.
I dream of a day when our children can live in peace.
U.S. Gun Culture Is Killing Our Children—Including My Own - Ms. Magazine
Uvalde shooting victim’s dad
@BCross052422
has every right to say “FUCK” & not get arrested. Mariano Pargas was the acting chief of police who did not act to save the children when he knew the 18yo with an AR15 already hunted & killed 8-9 children. Watch the inaction in this…