We can start with gun control legislation. President Obama is in his second term and now is in a position to take action. Public opinion is on his side. Let's put pressure on our legislators to make sure this happens.
Tavis Smiley calls for every black person in America who said anything about Trayvon Martin to be as equally outraged about the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School and to push for gun control legislation. I am calling for every white person saddened by the killing at Sandy Hook to be equally sad about the murder of Trayvon Martin and to translate that sadness into action so that we can create a world where all of our children are safe.
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