Elizabeth Esty

E-cigarette companies are using shameful tactics, such as Joe Camel-like cartoons in advertisements and creating e-cigarette flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy, to addict our children early - and guarantee another generation of smokers. ”

Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members. ”

Clearly, we are courting tragedy by turning a blind eye to marketing gimmicks plainly intended to turn children into gun enthusiasts before they are even old enough to buy a firearm of their own. ”

There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. ”

Veterans Day is an acknowledgment that those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country - and their families - deserve our admiration and respect today and every day. ”

We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. ”

The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut. ”

Hillary Clinton has spent those decades before her time in public office and since her time in public office advocating for common sense measures to fight gun violence. ”

This historically has been an issue that both parties have run away from. For the first time, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in its platform are making this issue, about needing to do better as a country to take common sense steps to help prevent gun violence. ”

It would be really easy to get discouraged over gun safety, and I have to explain all the time why I am not giving up and why people should not give up. ”