A mobile museum honoring children killed by gun violence headed to the home of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday.
Driving the news: The NRA Children's Museum — a convoy of 52 yellow school buses filled with items and 4,368 empty seats to represent the children killed by gun violence since 2020 — kicked off its campaign by visiting the Texas senator, who is a staunch opponent of gun control.
The mobile museum was created by Change the Ref, a gun control advocacy group founded by Manuel and Patricia Oliver. Their son, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting.
Manuel Oliver also hand-delivered a letter to Cruz that Joaquin wrote when he was 12 years old, urging for universal background checks.
What they're saying: "To commemorate this horrific historic moment, we are showing American voters the toll these politicians have taken on our children's lives with this all-too-real archive," Manuel Oliver said in a press release.
“And this is only the beginning," he added. "We will not stop with Sen. Ted Cruz. To every politician who has stood by, taken NRA money, and refused to listen to the people they represent: the museum is on the way to honor you next.”
The release cites the CDC, saying that firearms have overtaken car accidents to become the leading cause of death in children. 4,368 kids have died due to gun violence since 2020.
Background: Cruz has received more contributions from gun rights groups than any other GOP senator.
hitliquor999 on July 15th, 2022 at 14:13 UTC »
A story about a mile long convoy of busses and we get a photo of Cruz’s ugly mug to accompany it? C’mon axios
digiorno on July 15th, 2022 at 14:07 UTC »
Police and politicians need to fear the public more than their superiors/donors.
George Floyd died because a bunch of cops were scared to tell a superior officer to not murder a man, while simultaneously telling the public not to interfere.
Children died because a bunch of cops were scared to tell a superior officer that they wouldn’t stand idly by while a gunman ran out of ammo, while simultaneously telling the public not to interfere.
Serving the public will always be a secondary concern unless the power dynamic changes.
Again, politicians and police need to fear your reaction to their complacency more than the people ordering them to be complacent.
And protests like these are a good start…
coskibum002 on July 15th, 2022 at 13:34 UTC »
They'll probably pass a law banning these protests....while somehow allowing truckers to continue their roadblocks.