He posted a bulletin telling people to come to his page and read a letter he received regarding gun violence. Here it goes:
Gun violence affects us all
As somebody who experienced gun violence in New Bedford, I cannot understand how anyone who cares about our young people can support Kerry Healey.
First, she said she would support the state's gun laws. Now she says she will take the power to issue gun licenses away from the local police chiefs and give that power to her own appointees.
No wonder she received the endorsement of gun owners who want to weaken state gun laws.
A couple of days ago, Deval Patrick was endorsed by the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence.
He grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, so he knows how gangs operate. He has promised to hire more police to stop shipments of illegal weapons before AK-47s and worse stuff can reach our streets.
This issue is very dear to me because my family has been affected by guns. I watched my 14-year-old brother take a bullet through the heart and pass on right before my eyes.
My other brother took a bullet and lived, and I also took a bullet and lived. That is three out of the four boys my mother has. I also have a half-brother by my father, whose brother was murdered in the presence of his mother.
I personally know 27 people who were murdered in cold blood right here in New Bedford. This is not only my issue, but everyone's issue. Public safety directly affects our economic situation, which affects every other issue I can think of. After watching my mother in a state of shock, not even being able to cry for two weeks, it hits home every time another mother goes through this same situation.
I produced a documentary called "13- by 3-mile Problem," going into the homes of murder victims and getting the same story after story.
Doing this documentary consumed me to the point of reliving the worst situation I ever had to go through.
Looking at my family's deep Cape Verdean history proves that violence can happen to anyone at anytime, and I wish this on no one.
These mothers are sitting home with very little hope. We can make a stand and give them their hope back if we elect Deval Patrick our governor in November.
MICHAEL SANTOS
New Bedford
Gun violence affects us all
As somebody who experienced gun violence in New Bedford, I cannot understand how anyone who cares about our young people can support Kerry Healey.
First, she said she would support the state's gun laws. Now she says she will take the power to issue gun licenses away from the local police chiefs and give that power to her own appointees.
No wonder she received the endorsement of gun owners who want to weaken state gun laws.
A couple of days ago, Deval Patrick was endorsed by the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence.
He grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, so he knows how gangs operate. He has promised to hire more police to stop shipments of illegal weapons before AK-47s and worse stuff can reach our streets.
This issue is very dear to me because my family has been affected by guns. I watched my 14-year-old brother take a bullet through the heart and pass on right before my eyes.
My other brother took a bullet and lived, and I also took a bullet and lived. That is three out of the four boys my mother has. I also have a half-brother by my father, whose brother was murdered in the presence of his mother.
I personally know 27 people who were murdered in cold blood right here in New Bedford. This is not only my issue, but everyone's issue. Public safety directly affects our economic situation, which affects every other issue I can think of. After watching my mother in a state of shock, not even being able to cry for two weeks, it hits home every time another mother goes through this same situation.
I produced a documentary called "13- by 3-mile Problem," going into the homes of murder victims and getting the same story after story.
Doing this documentary consumed me to the point of reliving the worst situation I ever had to go through.
Looking at my family's deep Cape Verdean history proves that violence can happen to anyone at anytime, and I wish this on no one.
These mothers are sitting home with very little hope. We can make a stand and give them their hope back if we elect Deval Patrick our governor in November.
MICHAEL SANTOS
New Bedford