{"id":5275,"date":"2022-05-26T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:48:36","slug":"pef-statement-on-the-recent-mass-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-the-recent-mass-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF statement on the recent mass shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on May 26 regarding the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a father and\u00a0the\u00a0president of a union whose members provide public services to New Yorkers, I am horrified by\u00a0the recent\u00a0mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. \u00a0Do we really have to worry every time our loved ones go to work or school that they might not come home? \u00a0In the United States of America? \u00a0We can and must do better.\u00a0 Our hearts go out to everyone impacted\u00a0by these horrific events. 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