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By Alex Berger, Legislative Assistant, ACLU

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"I’ll Never See My Son's Prom Picture"

Lucille MacBeth, mother of slain Florida teen Jordan Russell Davis, did all she could to keep from crying during her testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution earlier this week. After nearly five minutes of testimony, Lucille stopped speaking, looked down and then back up, this time with tears in her eyes: "I'll never get to see my son's prom photo. I never get to hear how much he enjoys his dad's chili. No one else will ever get to know him. He'll never get to join the Marines like he dreamed and all because of guns and the power of these laws. These laws embolden people with hate to take action with that hate."
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Congress Could Save Tens of Thousands of Americans Today. Here's How.

"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for too long for no good law enforcement reason."