Gun violence isn’t often discussed in the context of Latino communities, even though, according to research, Latinos are disproportionately affected by firearms violence.
So have the parents of one of the victims, Joaquin Oliver. The Venezuelan American couple quit their jobs after their son was killed, and they have dedicated their lives to advocating for gun control measures.
Oliver says in the video: “The whole world will listen to Joaquin today. He has a very important message. I asked for a meeting with Joe Biden a month ago. Never got that meeting.” Senate negotiators are trying to hammer out gun legislation on Capitol Hill. The bipartisan group includes no senators from Texas or Florida, the two predominantly Latino states that have been sites of school shooting massacres. Both states have Latino Republican senators.from the National Rifle Association.
The tweet listed a bill advocating for “threat Assessments to identify dangerous people” and another to allow police “to intervene before threats lead to murder.”
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