In Memory of the Highland Park Parade Shooting Victims
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners
Lindsay Pinchuk
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
On the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Highland Park, IL Fourth of July Parade, host, Lindsay Pinchuk reflects on the last year before re-sharing her conversation with Kitty Brandtner, Founder of March Fourth, from nearly a year ago.
Let this episode be a reminder that:
- We do not have to live like this.
- There are small steps that anyone can take to help change gun control laws---and they have big impact.
- Together we can accomplish so much.
Think about the meaning of Independence Day—what does it mean to you and how you want to live your life.
And as the next two days unfold in front of you….let this be a reminder to enjoy them. Unplug, Rest. Recharge. Eat that burger at the BBQ, go for a swim, connect with friends, hug your loved ones.
Because when you really think about it that is what Independence Day should be all about.
Quotes
• “It is this incredible group of mostly women, but also men. It’s not just moms and it’s not just parents—it’s people from all walks of life. But the common theme is that we don’t believe that we should feel unsafe going to a grocery store, concert, parade, sending our kids to school, etc. It shouldn’t be this way.”(14:19-14:43 | Kitty)
• “Part of what makes this easy is we only have one goal, there’s no convoluted six-step plan. Our goal is to federally ban assault weapons and to do it right now. That’s it.” (16:45-16:59 | Kitty)
• “When there’s a will, there’s a way. If something matters and you put all your energy into it, you’re going to make it happen. There’s no alternative.” (27:00-27:09 | Kitty)
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| 0:00.8 | Welcome back to another episode of Dear Founder. I am your host, Lindsay Pinchuk, and today I'm going to be rerunning an incredibly important episode and conversation. |
| 0:10.4 | And I will say, I have already re-recorded this intro five or six times. This is a really tough introduction, and it's a tough conversation to be had. |
| 0:22.6 | A year ago this morning, my phone buzzed, and I opened up my group text message with some of my |
| 0:28.2 | closest friends. |
| 0:29.7 | Steering back at me was a text from one of my best friends of over 30 years, and it was a text |
| 0:35.0 | message that no one ever would want to receive from anyone. |
| 0:39.1 | To paraphrase the text message that I received at 1025 a.m. on July 4th, 2020, |
| 0:44.6 | my friend told our group text that there had been a shooting, she thought, at the Highland Park parade. |
| 0:55.1 | Many of us questioned, are you sure it wasn't a firework? |
| 0:57.7 | Are you sure it wasn't this? |
| 0:58.6 | Or you sure it wasn't that? |
| 0:59.5 | She said, absolutely not. |
| 1:01.5 | Something grazed my face. |
| 1:03.5 | I'm home now. |
| 1:04.4 | We're safe. |
| 1:05.2 | I'm shaking. |
| 1:06.6 | And she went on to say people all around me were bleeding. |
| 1:11.9 | Well, as we soon found out, a complete psychopath had stood on top of a building in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, opening fire on the families below with an assault weapon. |
| 1:23.9 | Highland Park in the surrounding towns went on a lockdown as they searched for this madman, |
| 1:28.8 | only apprehending him much later in the day. |
| 1:32.5 | As we later learned, seven innocent people lost their lives, a little boy lost both of his |
| 1:37.5 | parents that day, and another little boy lost the ability to walk. |
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