Obama, The Soto’s and Mcdonnell’s Rally for Gun Control
Twenty-four-year-old Jillian Soto pleaded with policymakers to not forget the six educators and 20 first-graders who were killed and immediately pass gun reform legislation. Her sister, Victoria Soto, was one of the teachers killed. She said no one else needs to lose a family member.
“It’s not about political party or hidden agendas. It’s about life. And my life and the lives of so many are now changed forever because of what guns can do in the wrong hands.”
— Jillian Soto
“It’s not about political party or hidden agendas. It’s about life,” she said. “And my life and the lives of so many are now changed forever because of what guns can do in the wrong hands.”
In an interview before the rally, Soto said she felt the need to publicly come forward on her sister’s behalf, keeping her memory alive and demanding a change in gun laws.
“She fought to save her children in her classroom,” Soto said. “And I’m here fighting for the same thing, to save everybody’s lives here, because we need to do something to change.”
