Public health workers, families, and gun safety advocates gathered at Emory University this week, demanding changes to Georgia’s gun laws in the wake of last Friday’s deadly shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The rally, held at the Rollins School of Public Health, was organized by Georgia Clinicians for Gun Safety. Speakers included doctors, nurses, and former CDC employees, many of whom said they no longer feel safe doing their jobs. “We are scared to go to work, we are scared to send our children to childcare, and we are scared to work in the field of public health,” one worker said.
Former CDC employee Abby Tide described the fear of that day, recalling how her son’s daycare was locked down during the attack and what the teacher told parents. “She said, it sounded like the gunshots were right outside the door,” Tide told the crowd…