Nicole Beckham, a mother from Salisbury, North Carolina, tirelessly advocates for stricter gun laws as she waits for justice in her son Brion Grier’s unsolved murder. Nearly five months after the tragic drive-by shooting that killed the 14-year-old, Beckham expresses deep frustration with the lack of arrests and updates in the investigation, prompting her to launch a petition on Change.org that has already received nearly 500 signatures in support of changing gun regulations.
Beckham’s heartbreaking journey continues as she reflects on what would have been her son’s 15th birthday. She believes it is crucial to make it more difficult for minors to access firearms and to hold parents accountable for their children’s use of guns in crimes. Driven by the desire for change and a determination to find her son’s killer, Beckham actively communicates with state lawmakers and seeks to empower others to join her fight against gun violence, declaring, “Let’s fight for our babies because we’re losing them.”
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