Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible.
On Feb. 14, 2018, Republicans in Florida learned what almost two decades of loosened laws around responsible gun ownership truly meant for the state when my daughter was one of 17 people murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a 19-year-old man with an AR-15 assault rifle.
Jaime was 14 and the light of my life. We were still mapping out her life, traveling to dance competitions and reveling in the joy that only comes from knowing that your whole life is still ahead of you.
