The first graders who survived Sandy Hook will vote in their first presidential election

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Source: NBC News

Sept. 15, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT


Grace Fischer survived the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School by staying quiet and huddled, as her first grade teacher softly read “The Nutcracker.”

Then she spent the rest of her childhood watching mostly from the sidelines as dozens of similar shootings shattered other schools across the country.

Now 18, Fischer will vote in her first presidential election in November. It’s a monumental moment, nearly 12 years after she endured one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, and it has given her and her peers hope that they can effect change.

“It’s a huge turning point in our lives,” said Fischer, who was 6 when a gunman killed 20 first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Yeah

[4lbs]

2. Ruh-roh!

[twodogsbarking]

3. Still a big punch in the gut when I see Sandy Hook.

[sdfernando]

6. I know what you mean

I can’t say Sandy Hook without getting tears in my eyes.

[MontanaMama]

4. These kids...

Universe keep every one of them and their families safe. They've been through enough.

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. That district was overwhelmingly Republican before the shooting

I'm wondering how many will vote for the party that is okay with assault weapons not being banned. Or having no new gun laws.

[Demovictory9]

7. Wow

[tsSleepyTimeDwnSout]

8. why not both

vis-a-vis 'hardening schools'. it's an educational opportunity. " it's a fact of life. this is the reality congress has given us".

vis-a-vis "arming teachers". insane. the very consideration should shame anyone. lots o teachers in my xtended family. all would say that's insane . . . and a shameful suggestion.

[BaronChocula]

9. Kind of sucks to live in a country where

you have to rely on victims of terrible republican gun protections to hopefully move the trajectory of an election towards common sense.

I can't help thinking about all those voters Harris will pick up that will still split the ticket.

WE NEED TO GET RID OF ALL REPUBLICANS.

[murielm99]

10. I was in the gym the next day.

One of the regulars, a large deep-voiced guy, was sitting on an exercise bike next to me. He had the TV on. When a news recap of Sandy Hook came on, he wiped his eyes. One of his friends walked by. He said, "I know. It sucks, don't it?" He said, "Yah," in a voice that cracked.