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I couldn’t save my child from gun violence. Now I’m voting to save yours. | Opinion

Polling shows that Pennsylvanians support stronger gun laws by a nine-to-one margin, yet lawmakers are more concerned with pleasing the NRA.

Rosalind Pichardo (left) co-founder of Operation Save Our City, holds a photo of murder victim Alejandro "Alex" Rojas-Garcia, as his mother, Aleida Garcia (right), founder of the National Homicide Justice Alliance speaks at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral August 18, 2019, during a rally hosted by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
Rosalind Pichardo (left) co-founder of Operation Save Our City, holds a photo of murder victim Alejandro "Alex" Rojas-Garcia, as his mother, Aleida Garcia (right), founder of the National Homicide Justice Alliance speaks at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral August 18, 2019, during a rally hosted by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer