Posted May 25, 2018 7:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

“We have all been impressed with the leadership and passion shown by students around the country on the issue of gun violence prevention,” said Crowley, a New York Democrat (Photo: March for Our Lives/Instagram)
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley on Thursday announced a plan to tap March for Our Lives participants for summer internships.
The initiative, termed the Gun Safety Internship Program, would seek out students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and other schools “impacted by gun violence” to serve as summer interns on Capitol Hill. While spots for typical summer internships in the House are competitive and mostly involve mundane tasks such as paperwork and answering phones, the student activists picked for Crowley’s program would be specifically encouraged to play a key part in advocating for stronger gun laws.
“We have all been impressed with the leadership and passion shown by students around the country on the issue of gun violence prevention,” said Crowley, a New York Democrat. “That is why we are encouraging Members to host an intern in their office this summer to work on the issue of gun violence prevention and bring their personal dedication to this issue.”
The letter sent by Crowley to the

Source: Guns.com

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