Krista Ceresa: My Past Will Not Define My Future

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Posted April 9, 2016 8:50 pm by Comments

By BearingArms.com Staff

Krista Ceresa, right, whose mother, Ginny May, was murdered by Gary Davis in 1986, testifies against gun control legislation in the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Monday, March 4, 2013. State Senate committees began work Monday on a package of gun-control measures that already have cleared the House which include limits on ammunition magazine sizes and expanded background checks to include private sales and online purchases. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Krista Ceresa, right, whose mother, Ginny May, was murdered by Gary Davis in 1986, testifies against gun control legislation in the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

The last man executed in the state of Colorado was the man who murdered my mother…

This is how I was told I needed to start my letter to state legislators in 2013 when I decided to stand tall and speak out against the sweeping gun control legislation presented in Colorado. But as much as I was committed to taking action, I was grossly offended at the fact that my chances of being heard as a citizen were obsolete without divulging my very “personal and relevant” story to make the case on why I felt as though my Second Amendment rights were being infringed upon.

Apparently, some people thought that in order for my insight to be respected, I had to first revisit and share a very painful scene with strangers and legislators that brings me back to the most horrific time in my life each and every time I talk about it.

So before I gave my testimony, I was …Read the Rest

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