Parkland parents worried about gun sales

The surge in gun sales our nation has seen during the coronavirus pandemic has prompted parents of one of the Parkland school shooting victims to take action in a unique way.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS...AND WILL BEMAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ONGRADUATION ARRANGEMENTS.THE SURGE IN GUN SALES OURCOUNTRY HAS SEEN DURING THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HAS LEDTHE PARENTS OF ONE PARKLANDSCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIM, TO TAKEACTION.JESSICA ALPERN SPOKE ONE-ON-ONEWITH MANUEL OLIVER, WHOSE SON,JOAQUIN OLIVER, WAS KILLED INTHE MASS SHOOTING.SHE HAS A LOOK AT THE UNIQUE WAYTHEY SAY THEY’RE TRYING TO KEEPYOU SAFE.THIS LATEST CAMPAIGN FROM THEOLIVERS AIMS TO STOP TWOTHINGS... THE SPREAD OF GERMSAND GUN VIOLENCE.PKG:THE PARENTS OF JOAQUIN OLIVER --ONE OF THE 17 KILLED DURING THE2018 PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTINGKNEW THEY HAD TO TAKE ACTION.AFTER SEEING THAT THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HADTRIGGERED MORE THAN A SURGE TOSTOCK UP ON CLEANING SUPPLIESAND TOILET PAPER...BUT ALSO GUNS AND AMMUNITION.WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY FIRST RELEASED ITS LISTOF ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES... GUNSTORES MADE THE LIST ALONGSIDEGROCERY STORES AND PHARMACIES.SOT:http://mastercat/catdv/clip-details.jsp?id=1773405"People thought they needed gunsand ammo like I’ve never seenbefore.

So did about 2 months ofbusinesses in about 8 days.

"SKYROCKETING SALES AMID APANDEMIC THAT’S KEEPING THEMHOME, VERSUS TRAVELING THECOUNTRY TO FIGHT FOR CHANGE...PROMPTED THE OLIVERS TO GETCREATIVE.THEY WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE OFTHE TRUE WEAPON TO FIGHTCORONAVIRUS... SOAP.SO THEY STARTED MAKING BATCHESOF GUN-SHAPED SOAPS PACKAGEDWITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE.EACH BAG SAYS "THE MORE THISDISAPPEARS, THE SAFER OUR LIVESWILL BE."THEY HOPE THAT AS THE SOAPVANISHES, SO WILL GUN VIOLENCE.SOT:Manuel(Clip 1)I believe that’s where the bigchange is going to come from,once we start thinkingdifferent.

Once we don’t seethose lines of people hurryingto buy a gun and then you hearwe’re all in this together.

WellI don’t think we are all in thistogether.BUTT TOYou’re listening to our leaderssending a message in which weall hear people are losing theirjobs, they’re sad, frustratedand we’re gonna see moredomestic violence.

If those aactually facts and they are, whyare we making it easier forpeople to go buy guns?MANUEL TELLS ME OUR NATION ISFACING TWO PANDEMICS... THEVIRUS AND THE ONE WE WERE FACINGBEFORE IT -- GUN VIOLENCE.TAG:I HAVE MUCH MORE TO SHARE WITHYOU FROM MY INTERVIEW WITH HIM,IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR.IN THE MEANTIME, HE TELLS METHEY’RE SENDING THOSE SOAPS TOANYONE WHO MAKES A DONATI