For Alison - The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father's Fight for Gun Safety (Hardcover)

Renowned activist Andy Parker's account of the story that shocked America, the murder of his daughter, reporter Alison Parker, on live television, and his extraordinary ensuing fight for commonsense gun safety legislation and doing "Whatever It Takes" to end gun violence.  On August 26, 2015, Emmy Award–winning twenty-four-year-old reporter Alison Parker was murdered on live television, along with her colleague, photojournalist Adam Ward. Their interviewee was also shot, but survived. People watching at home heard the gunshots, and the gunman's video of the murder, which he uploaded to Facebook, would spread over the internet like wildfire. In the wake of his daughter's murder, Andy Parker became a national leader in the fight for commonsense gun safety legislation. The night of the murder, with his emotions still raw, he went on Fox News and vowed to do "Whatever it Takes" to end gun violence in America. Today he is a media go-to each time a shooting shocks the national consciousness, and has worked with a range of other crusaders, like Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Lenny Pozner, whose son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School and brought suit against Alex Jones and Infowars, who claimed the shooting was staged. In For Alison, Parker shares his work as a powerhouse battling gun violence and gives a plan for commonsense gun legislation that all sides should agree on. He calls out the NRA-backed politicians blocking the legislation, shares his fight against "truthers," who claim Alison's murder was fabricated, and reveals what's ahead in his fight to do whatever it takes to stop gun violence. Parker's story is one of great loss, but also resilience, determination, and a call to action. Senator Tim Kaine, also a fierce advocate for commonsense gun laws, contributes a moving foreword.

General

Imprint:	Apollo Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Andy Parker
Foreword by:	Tim Kaine
As told to:	Ben R Williams
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-1-948062-32-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Law > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services
LSN:	1-948062-32-1
Barcode:	9781948062329

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