Twelve years ago today, the lives of students in the first-grade classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School were forever changed when a gunman opened fire, killing 26 of their classmates and teachers. The students who survived are now college freshmen. abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/san... - ThreadSky

shannonrwatts.bsky.social • 75 days ago

Twelve years ago today, the lives of students in the first-grade classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School were forever changed when a gunman opened fire, killing 26 of their classmates and teachers. The students who survived are now college freshmen. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/sandy-hook-survivors-share-memories-plans-future-ahead/story?id=110990458

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fisherdanar.bsky.social•74 days ago

💔💔💔

sorenwilliams.bsky.social•75 days ago

Still remember the horror of this day, especially having kids this age.

Will never forgive the Republicans who have loosened gun laws or the demented grifters, like Alex Jones, who profited off this horror.

Really opened my eyes to how evil some people are.

no1finfan.bsky.social•75 days ago

The fact that the deaths of these beautiful children did little to change peoples minds about gun control is one of the greatest travesties I have ever seen. Just gut-wrenching awful 😢

oldcoach.bsky.social•74 days ago

That’s when I realized how f’$&ed we were as a country. Our humanity had been lost.

phillyfilly.bsky.social•75 days ago

And still no responsible firearms safety legislation

jfaure2024.bsky.social•74 days ago

The parents of these murdered children are still being harassed and being told that none of this happened. I wonder if the likes of Alex Jones believe that these kids are lying.

philliemoodo.bsky.social•75 days ago

We failed all of them

buckeyebare7.bsky.social•75 days ago

I was in the airport in Chicago waiting to board my flight home. My 3 year old daughter was at home with her dad/my husband. I cried the minute I heard the news on the TVs in O’Hare and continued to cry the entire flight home. So sad nothing has significantly improved since then.

mybluiis26.bsky.social•75 days ago

Prayers 🙏🏻 & so many hugs 🤗 to these young adults who forever have to live with such a heinous act of violence against children! I will never forgive the GOP!

suzieq55.bsky.social•75 days ago

I was sure that this tragedy would wake people up and enact strong gun control. Nope, the gun lobby has a strong ($$$$) hold on legislators. This was solidly confirmed after the Uvalde debacle. When are we going to make children more important than guns?

stewart94598.bsky.social•75 days ago

Unfortunately, we're not.

This country is f'ked up!

juliab53.bsky.social•75 days ago

I can't imagine the pain these children go through.

colletteperry.bsky.social•71 days ago

Tragic :(

richardnoel.bsky.social•75 days ago

Gun violence amnesia isn’t something I suffer from. I remember Sandy Hook and all the horror!
It’s a damn shame our country is still in the same spot!
We need actual change!

bjgt.bsky.social•75 days ago

This gutted me then and I still mourn for those babies. I am absolutely furious that there has been no significant change in gun control legislation

chrisandremy.bsky.social•75 days ago

Too bad Americans value guns over children.

leslietalbot.bsky.social•75 days ago

I don’t understand the people who are here offering “prayers.” What are you praying for? The bad thing has happened, and prayers didn’t stop it. Do you think prayers will bring them all back?

nateturner.bsky.social•75 days ago

They later brought in therapy dogs which made the surviving kids smile for the first time since the tragedy. That made me sob!

lisadtrice.bsky.social•75 days ago

💔

julesaustin.bsky.social•74 days ago

shame forever on Alex Jones and his followers

tinylittlecherub.bsky.social•75 days ago

I can't imagine the pain these poor people felt and must still feel. What a thing to have to go through...May the ones who died rest in peace 🙏

katnmouse.bsky.social•75 days ago

I think of all of them
Often

jakkiblue.bsky.social•75 days ago

Shannon…what saved my sanity in some small measure, was that President Obama came. He came to Connecticut. I felt like I was falling apart…and he came💗I will love him forever for that💗Man…I can’t even talk about this still, without crying.

jakkiblue.bsky.social•75 days ago

This rocked my world…couldn’t stop crying💔It happened in our little Connecticut🙏💔 #Heartbroken

stewart94598.bsky.social•75 days ago

Shannon, thank you for all your work since that day. The way you sat down and started an organization like MDA is admirale.

You're a hero as far as I'm concerned.

greymayday.bsky.social•75 days ago

Only in the USA. No other "civilised country" would tolerate this.

Only in America do people value guns over children.

calleycat.bsky.social•75 days ago

And we didn't used to be like this. I don't understand who these gun nuts are, what they're thinking. I'm gonna guess it coincides with the rise of Fox "News".

nevertwitteredtina.bsky.social•74 days ago

Crickets for Sandy Hook while folks are occupied with the shooting of the UHC CEO. We can’t worry about our health care for ourselves or our children if guns have cut lives short.

bflogrl64.bsky.social•74 days ago

F'n Repukeacans can't even fight for our children over craven greed for $ and power.

dsettel13.bsky.social•75 days ago

A reminder for all the “thoughts and prayers” people.

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