Hadiya Pendleton performed at President Obama’s inauguration in January. Just a week later, she was shot and killed in Chicago. Her mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, demands action from Congress to end gun violence.

“When my daughter Hadiya performed at the president’s inauguration, it was the happiest day of her life,” said Cowley-Pendelton in a public service announced released by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. “A week later, she was murdered, gunned down near her school. A piece of my heart is gone.”

Many are confusing the proposed gun legislation with gun confiscation. With the implementation of comprehensive background checks and banning the purchase of new assault weapons, we can reduce the very real problem of gun violence in America.

Business Insider provides a chart proving that mass shootings have gotten deadlier every year since the semiautomatic weapon ban expired in 2004.

Kimberley A. Johnson – A.K.A. The Anti Coulter is the author of The Virgin Diaries and an activist for women’s rights. Like her on Facebook, Twitter or friend her on FB HERE. Check out her campaign to raise money for her next book on Women’s Rights and The Importance Of Voting.

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