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The Democratic Party has put combating gun violence at the forefront of its campaign, with the issue given primetime exposure on the final night of the party convention in Chicago on Thursday, as survivors and relatives of victims took to the stage to tell their stories._ --- Aug 23, 2024 6:20 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The National Anthem Takes Center Stage Across the NFL ](/video/YxFktXoI/) ### The National Anthem Takes Center Stage Across the NFL [DNC Chair Gets Booed at Pre-Convention Breakfast](/video/fWC39avv/) ### DNC Chair Gets Booed at Pre-Convention Breakfast [Connected Cars Take Center Stage at CES](/video/D1zash4k/) ### Connected Cars Take Center Stage at CES --- ## Transcript When I worked for every town for gun safety and moms demand action for gun cents in America. I saw firsthand the power of telling our stories. You've just heard mine. But there are many more to tell. On December 14, 2012, I walked into Sandy Hook School. I stopped at the office, chatted with my principal, then started my day with my second graders. Suddenly awed crash, like metal folding chairs falling. 154 gunshots blaring. Hiding in the coats, trying to sing with my students, trying to read to them, trying to drown out the sounds, error, crying. Running. I carry that horrific day with me. 20 beautiful first grade children, and six of my beautiful colleagues were killed. They still be here. It's 10:30 A.M. At Rob Elementary in Uvalde. The school is recognizing my 10-year-old daughter Lexie for receiving A As. She receives a good Citizen award, and we pose for photos. She wears a St. Mary's sweatshirt and a smile that lights up the room. 30 minutes later, a gunman murders her, 18 classmates and two teachers. We are taken to a private room where police tell us she isn't coming home. Uvalde is national news. Parents everywhere reach for their children. I reach out for the daughter I will never hold again. I was in high school when my classmate got shot. It changed my story. Instead about worrying about taking a test, I started worrying about living to take another test. They say schools are for learning, and I did learn a lot that day. I learned how to run, how to hide and drop. That what happens in the news can happen to me. But I learned something else, too. That we can write and must write a new story if we choose to. For five years, I served in Congress from a swing district. Everybody called me a rising star. Then on January 8, 2011, a man tried to assassinate me. He shot 19 people. He killed six terrible terrible day. I almost died. But I fought for life and I survived. I learned to walk again one step at a time. I learned to talk again one word at a time. So many people helped me as I worked hard to recover, including a decent man for Delaware, who always checked in He still does. Thank you, Joe Biden. Thank you for everything. Joe is a great president. My friend, Kamala will be a great president. She is tough. She has grit. Kamala can beat the gun lobby. 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