gun safety Put me in coach BY DONNA WALD AND JUDY SHERRY M any of us have grandchildren playing sports and we have often watched them both in person, and on video streaming. We are thankful that sports distract them from many other harmful influences in their world. Sports create friendships, build character and expose children to many skills they will need later in life. In many ways, advocacy for an issue utilizes many of the attributes and goals of sports. Grandparents Uniting for Gun Safety was founded to bring a team of people together across the United States to advocate digitally for gun violence prevention and we have found the parallels to sports to be relevant. " Because gun violence is a many headed monster, we find ourselves with plenty of offensive and defensive opportunities - just like sports teams. 28 GRAND SummER 2024 " Continued on next pagehttps://www.facebook.com/GRANDmagazine