by Hollye Dexter | Oct 11, 2015 | Brave New Films, gun violence, gun violence in hollywood, Societal Woes, Violent video games, Women Against Gun Violence
Last night, I took my ten-year-old son to see the PG-13 rated movie The Martian. We had just been reading the book, and were thrilled to see something so full of science and math and innovation come to the big screen. We put on our 3D glasses, snuggled into our plush...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 11, 2013 | Brady Campaign, gun control, Gun reform, gun regulation, gun violence, How to help Newtown, Moms Demand Action, Newtown, Sandy Hook shooting
I know you’re overwhelmed. Bad news is screaming at you every time you turn on the TV or radio. The gun violence stories are frightening and they make you sad… You’ve got a job, and worries, and kids or pets or older parents to take care of and you’re thinking…I feel...
by Hollye Dexter | Feb 27, 2013 | Brady Campaign, Detective Elizabeth Butler, gun control, gun violence, Officers shot in Santa Cruz, Sergeant Loren Butch Baker, Shooting in Santa Cruz, Societal Woes
Sergeant Loran Butch Baker, and Detective Elizabeth Butler On February 26th, 2013, there was yet another incidence of gun violence in America. Two police officers were shot in Santa Cruz, a peaceful community of artists and hippies and vegans. This was not just...
by Hollye Dexter | Feb 23, 2013 | gun control, gun violence, Moms Demand Action, One Million Moms for Gun Control, PBS, Silver Lining of Hope, Societal Woes
After the Newtown shooting, I made the decision to share the story of my brother Christopher, who was shot in the head when he was seven years old. People who have known me for years had no idea this was part of my history. It’s not something I bring up at...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 19, 2012 | aspergers, assault weapons, ban on assault weapons, gun control, gun regulation, gun violence, mass shootings, mental illness, Sandy Hook shooting
FACTS: FACT: There are more than 58,000 gunshops in this country. There are fewer than 20,000 Starbucks in the whole world. – Kai Rysdall, NPR FACT: The United States has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world — an average of 88 per 100 people. 60...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 18, 2012 | assault weapons, ban on assault weapons, gun control, gun violence, Sandy Hook shooting, the effects of gun violence, violence against children
In the summer of 1978, my seven-year old brother Christopher was shot in the head by a teenaged neighbor, playing with his father’s gun. Christopher was a first grader, a skinny little tow-headed boy missing his front teeth. I held him, bleeding in my arms, as...