Derek Tran Issues Statement on Georgia School Shooting

Sep

2024

PRESS RELEASE

Derek Tran Issues Statement on Georgia School Shooting

Garden Grove Workers’ Rights Advocate, U.S. Army Veteran, City Commissioner, Small Business Owner, and CA-45 congressional candidate Derek Tran issued the following statement in response to the shooting at Apalachee High in Winder, Georgia today that killed four people:

"It’s heartbreaking to witness yet another school shooting, this time at Apalachee High in Georgia, so soon into the new school year. As a father of three in public school, I’m outraged and heartbroken for the families who woke up today, sent their children off to learn, and are now living a nightmare. We cannot continue to allow this tragedy to repeat itself. In Congress, I will fight every day for common-sense solutions to end the epidemic of gun violence. Our kids deserve to grow up, learn, and thrive—without the ever-present fear of being gunned down in their classrooms."

During her time in Congress, Michelle Steel has consistently voted against the interests of her community while relying on funding from gun lobbyists, Big Oil, and anti-abortion extremists. Despite her claims of representing middle-class values, Steel has voted against common-sense gun safety legislation such as raising the age to buy semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 and against enhanced background checks– a slap in the face to her constituents who have been devastated by the scourge of mass shootings.

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Army Veteran Derek Tran is a DCCC Red To Blue candidate running in California’s 45th Congressional District which encompasses portions of Orange and Los Angeles Counties in Southern California. A majority-minority district, the District has the second largest AAPI population (36.97%) of any Congressional District, and the largest Vietnamese community in the country. President Biden won the current district lines by +6 points and it has a +6 point Democratic registration advantage. It includes all or part of the Cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, La Palma, Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton, as well as the unincorporated community of Rossmoor.

Use of Derek Tran's military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or U.S. Army.