The importance of state legislatures. real change in this country, as we ve seen over the past couple of decades, does not come from congress, it comes from state legislatures. people need to understand the importance, real power in our country, where it is accessible, lies with the states. on that note, a lot of people look back on parkland, they look back on sandy hook and say, when even the master of curve kids in school doesn t force when it comes to a gun laws, then nothing will. how do you respond, as an activist, as a survivor, to that kind of pessimism, defeatism, some might say? i think it s important to understand that we are working against a massive force here. the courage that we bring, because of the people we ve lost, the memories that we carry, continues to propel us. with that, we have made progress. we ve seen changes to many gun