Op-Ed: Mother of Jordan Davis Says Hillary Clinton Is 'Clear Choice' for President

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Op-Ed: Mother of Jordan Davis Says Hillary Clinton Is 'Clear Choice' for President

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2016/01/19/jordan-davis-mother.html

She believes the candidate stands for common-sense gun laws.

By Lucia McBath
Posted: 01/19/2016 09:05 AM EST
Filed Under Hillary Clinton, Jordan Davis, Lucia McBath, National News

My son Jordan Davis was killed after playing loud music in the parking lot of a convenience store in Florida, a state with a discriminatory “stand your ground” law, by a man who decided to shoot first and ask questions later.

It’s been three years now since Jordan was killed — but as his mother, the pain never subsides. And sadly, I’m far from the only mom feeling it. Every year more than 33,000 people are killed by gun violence in America. I know we can’t prevent every one of these senseless deaths. But surely we can prevent some of these fatalities — and I believe a good place to start is keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals who should obviously not have them.

I stood behind President Obama when he announced new executive actions aimed at narrowing the loopholes in our laws that make it easy for dangerous people to get guns. But the truth is that the president can only clarify the law — and without Congressional action, these measures are only minor fixes that do not close the loopholes. For that, we need our political leaders to act. To make them act, we need to vote in 2016. And in that election, as President Obama said, we should only support candidates who have a record of standing for common-sense gun laws.

That’s why my choice for president is clear: I’ll be voting for Hillary Clinton................

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1. K&R. Thank you, Ms. Davis

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2. Love her.

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3. k&r