‘Some scars are for ever’: the grief of losing a child to gun violence during the holidays

End of the year can be painful for those who have lost loved ones to firearm crime, but forming new traditions can help ease trauma Ramon Price makes sure he’s working on Thanksgiving and Christmas. He’s a counselor at a funeral home in Oakland, California, where for the past 18 years he’s helped hundreds of … Continue reading ‘Some scars are for ever’: the grief of losing a child to gun violence during the holidays

Guns Ruined Our Lives. Our Relatives Are Still Pro-Gun.

It feels like "you have to convince people to care about what happened to you.” “I don’t know why they’re blaming the NRA. It’s not the NRA’s fault.” It was just days after Robert Schentrup’s sister Carmen had been killed in a mass shooting at her Parkland, Florida, high school — with her 17th birthday only a week away. … Continue reading Guns Ruined Our Lives. Our Relatives Are Still Pro-Gun.