Erica is a survivor of gun violence, her mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was the principal who was murdered in the Sandy Hook School shooting in December of 2012.
Erica is now a Program Manager at Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Follow her on Twitter @ericalaff.
Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 5 million supporters and more than 350,000 donors including moms, mayors, survivors and everyday Americans who are fighting for public safety measures that can save lives. At the core of Everytown are Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Everytown Survivor Network. Learn more at www.everytown.org and follow us @Everytown