Georgia lawmakers, activists demand special session on gun control after Apalachee shooting [Video]

ATLANTA – Gun violence has become an everyday reality in Georgia. That is according to Democratic lawmakers and moms’ and kids’ organizations who are demanding change in our state. They are once again asking Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for a special session to deal with gun violence. Gun safety advocates and lobbyists held a press conference on Friday, two days after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder claimed the lives of two teachers and two students and injured nine others.

“When did we get OK with the deaths of children? Guns are the leading cause of death for kids and teens in this country,” said LaDeija Kimbrough, a Clark Atlanta University student and member of the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.

Gun safety advocates are sounding the alarm. They say Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws in the country and innocent people will continue to die if we don’t do something.

“We had the policy …