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[quote=Anonymous]Testimony from the mother of one of the children killed from Uvalde.  This could be any of us, if we don't act collectively to stem the gun violence in this country.
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Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, known as Lexi, had big goals: She wanted to get a degree in math and attend law school. But those dreams were shattered when a gunman stormed her fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, killing Lexi, 18 of her classmates and two teachers.

Her parents, Kimberly and Felix Rubio, testified before Congress on Wednesday about their daughter’s lost dreams — and what could be done to prevent similar tragedies in America, where mass shootings have become commonplace in small towns and urban areas alike.

“That opportunity was taken from her; she was taken from us,” Ms. Rubio said via a live video stream. “We understand that for some reason, to some people, to people with money, the people who fund political campaigns, that guns are more important than children.”

Ms. Rubio pleaded with Congress to change gun laws that allow dangerous weapons to be used by the wrong people. She wants to see the age requirement to buy military-style rifles like the AR-15 raised to 21, as well as stronger background checks on gun buyers, and for gun manufacturers to be liable after similar tragedies.

“At this moment, we ask for progress,” she said.

The Rubios described desperately looking for their daughter after news broke that there had been a shooting at her school. Just hours earlier, like many parents, Ms. Rubio had attended an awards ceremony for Lexi. Leaving her behind at the school after the ceremony, Ms. Rubio said, was the biggest regret of her life.

“We promised to get her ice cream that evening. I told her we loved her and we would pick her up after school,” a visibly stricken Ms. Rubio testified. She said she could still picture Lexi turning back and smiling, acknowledging her mother’s promise of a treat.

“And then we left. I left my daughter at that school. That decision will haunt me for the rest of my life,” she said.[/quote][/quote]

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