Gun Violence Prevention

Welch was joined by more than a dozen activists and elected officials, including U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (5th) and members of Moms Demand Action, the organization focused on gun control, outside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, where the IASB meeting took place.

Welch was joined by more than a dozen activists and elected officials, including U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley, whose 5th District includes some of Melrose Park, and Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview District 89 board member Regina Rivers, outside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, where the IASB meeting took place.

“The public has evolved on their belief about this, given the magnitude and disparity of gun violence and mass shootings,” Quigley said Friday by phone.

This week, the American people made it very clear that they want a House of Representatives committed to American values and government accountability.

"If you’re going to have to live through a tragedy as we've seen here, the most important thing is that we learn from it and we learn to grow together."

This week, I had the privilege of joining young leaders from Stoneman Douglas High School for a gun violence prevention forum where students shared their personal experiences and thoughts on various policy proposals.