Brother of ‘94 Brookline Planned Parenthood shooting victim pens a gun violence op-ed
Liam Lowney’s sister Shannon was killed 21 years ago.
Liam Lowney’s sister Shannon was shot and killed while working at a Planned Parenthood in Brookline 21 years ago.
Two mass shootings in one week’s time — at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs Friday and a social services center in San Bernardino Wednesday — has Lowney imploring leaders in Washington to take action when it comes to gun laws.
“It is heartbreaking that we as a society appear to accept this reality and do not hold our leaders accountable for their unwillingness to change it,’’ wrote Lowney in a Boston Globe opinion piece titled, “A story that survivors know all too well.’’
“At what point does this ‘new normal’ become unacceptable to us?’’ Lowney asked in the piece.
Read the full story in the Globe.
Images from the shooting in San Bernardino:
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