Guns: Mom urges public to stand against violence

More than 30,000 Americans die every year due to gun violence. This year VH1 and celebrities will join the Wear Orange campaign on June 2 for National Gun Violence Awareness Day to call for an end to gun violence and to honor far too many lives cut short. Will you?

As a mom who lost her precious 13-year-old son to gun violence, I invite my community and everyone in Washington State to #WearOrange on June 2 and help bring awareness to this epidemic. It’s happened in our community and will happen again if we don’t raise awareness and make changes. You can make a difference.

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 11:45 AM with the headline "Guns: Mom urges public to stand against violence."