If you had told me last year what I'd be doing now, I'd have said, "Never in a million years."
I've always been a person who believes in the right to bear arms, but with that right comes responsibilities. I've become involved with Mayors Against Illegal Guns. More than 600 mayors have banded together to try to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people by fixing the nation's background check system, requiring a background check for every gun sale and combating illegal gun trafficking.
I've become a supporter of people who try to effect change. To see all these people rise up, shake off the shock and try to make something positive come out of this horrific incident - to me, that is very healing.
Patricia Maisch, 62, helped get ammunition away from the shooter as he tried to reload his gun. Go to azstarnet.com/pdf to read her recent testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee's crime and terrorism subcommittee.
