Trayvon Martin's mother endorses Hillary Clinton for gun control stance
The mother of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black high school student who was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in 2012, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Monday in a CNN article. Sybrina Fulton praised President Obama's recent emotion over and executive action on tightening gun control before suggesting Clinton is the right person to continue what he has started:
With so many of our children's lives on the line or taken, we simply can't afford to elect a Republican who refuses even to acknowledge the problem of senseless gun violence. The rising generation of our young people need a president who will stand up to inaction from Republicans and indifference from the National Rifle Association.I believe that person is Hillary Clinton. [CNN]
Another high-profile gun control advocate, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), is endorsing Clinton. Read the rest of Fulton's story here.
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