Mar 9, 2018, 6:45 PM
(from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Leaders of 47 Georgia independent schools published a public letter Friday calling upon elected representatives to enact "common-sense gun laws" to prevent future school shootings like the February shooting in a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
“Despite our best efforts, we recognize that we do not have the power to prevent individuals bent on violence from acquiring the weapons used in recent school shootings. We are writing because YOU have that power. We implore you to enact the common-sense gun laws supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans. We can no longer abide your inaction,” stated the letter, which ran as an ad in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Fred Assaf, head of school at Pace Academy, spearheaded the effort. He said he reached out to about 170 independent schools around the state. He also cited a similar letter signed by leaders of about 150 private schools in New York City.
More at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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