Thread by @JenLongdon

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 1/ uhh, how many characters does Twitter have??

Ok, seriously. In 2004, my fiance and I were both shot in a still-unsolved random shooting. We both survived our injuries but they were life-altering.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 2/ I sustained a spinal cord injury, so now I'm paralyzed and use a wheelchair full-time. He was shot in the head so now he's blind and has a significant brain injury. In that split second we became just TWO of the more than 300 people shot every day in the US

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 3/ I was disenrolled from my health care coverage while I was in a coma. So, in order to survive and take care of the two of us, I had to fight -- for everything. From a wheelchair to needed therapies. That taught me a lot.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 4/ Even prudent people who play by the rules and save for college and retirement and keep a rainy day fund can lose everything in one unfortunate moment. I've worked every day since to protect others from what my family went through.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 5/ Nearly dying also changed me at a deeper level. I lost the illusion of "someday." I know I really only have NOW - so "kicking the can down the road" is out. Also, I lost my fear. Look, I still shake when I give a speech and spiders make me squeal but fear of failing is gone.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 6/ I've worked here in AZ and nationally on #GunViolence. I've spent a lot of time on the Hill lobbying members of Congress to pass common-sense gun legislation and experienced the gridlock. I know if this were easy, it'd be done by now.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 7/ I've come to believe the solution happens state-by-state. We CAN do this in AZ. Background checks, extreme risk orders of protection... these do not infringe on one's Second Amendment rights.

@CaptainsLog2O18 @1IronMan2018 @StormResist @LunaLuvgood2017 @TheSWPrincess @1WarMachine2018 @1Jedi_Rey @BatmanResist @OriginalJLP @Elastigirl2018 @DanaScottLO @WillowResist @DavidYankovich @ScarletAvengers @catikins9 @ezralevin @B52Malmet @kathyhoffman_az @jarringcreation @JCTheResistance @DC_Resister_Bee @JanuaryAZ @2HawkEye2018 @GinnyRED57 @natasharesists @azmfol @indivisiblephx @IndivisibleofAZ @New2018World 8/ so, because of my work for more than a decade, I've earned the support of @GiffordsCourage, @MomsDemand, @Everytown and @Bradybuzz. We need courageous leaders willing to fight for these reforms. #

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