Iowa Mom's Don't Want Their Children Shot

Today it was my privilege to participate in a "Mom's Demand Action" meeting with a strong, amazing group of women in Newton, Iowa.

When six year old children were slaughtered in their classrooms at Sandyhook Elementary, I knew that the time had come to take action on sensible gun reform.  The idea of my daughters being murdered, as they sat learning in their classroom and dreamed of a life that would never be, haunted me. It kept me up at night. 

As I followed the tortuous coverage of the murders, I learned that the little bodies of the victims of

Sandy Hook Elementary were each riddled with at least 11 bullets.  I pondered, why would we ever find it acceptable to allow our children to suffer such a horrible death?  How scared must those children have been as they grimaced and cried out in pain?  Without a mother's comfort, these babies died, writhing and bleeding.  That's when I decided to take action.  When I tied to imagine the pain of the children. The pain of the parents. It was felt by me. Presumably, it was the collective pain of a nation. 

We must demand action.  We must demand sensible gun ownership.  Never again must we allow a madman to savage the lives of our children, and these lovely ladies with Iowa Mom's Demand Action understand this fact.  Regardless of political affiliation, surely, we can agree that our children take presidence? 

Join Mom's Demand Action's FACEBOOK PAGE.  Join our Des Moines Group for coffee on Sunday, February 28th at Smokey Row Coffee.  Demand. Change.  Join the Iowa City and/or Ames groups.  Do. Something.

Best,

Heather Ryan
Iowa Parents