This month marks the 10th anniversary of the killing of nine parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME church as they gathered for a prayer service. Year after year, legislation to close what has come to be called the Charleston loophole, a bureaucratic rule that enabled the killer to obtain a weapon he would otherwise have been denied,  is introduced and every year it goes nowhere. In fact, there’s never even been a hearing.

Dem Women is sponsoring a Town Hall on June 24 on the Charleston Loophole and other affirmative legislation like the hate crime bill. We want your voices to be heard: the voices of survivors, the voices of parents who worry every time they drop their kids off at school. We know you have questions and we want to try and get some answers. We have invited the entire Greenville Legislative delegation to join us. We’ll also have  a couple of powerful guest speakers.

Attendance is free but registration is requested.