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Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
@zhawke2002
School safety advocate, emergency management specialist (retired), gun violence prevention advocate, Columbine parent, Navy vet, husband, father, grandfather.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Sep 9, 2018
    Here's an example of why arming teachers is NOT a good idea. If the teacher had been armed, he/she would have faced the very real dilemma of whether or not to respond with lethal force to this 12 year old instead of being able to wrest the gun away. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/201…
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Apr 12, 2023
    Replying to @SarahShoop33
    So sorry you're now a member of a group that no one wants to be in (Columbine for me). I would ask @charliekirk11 how long the Columbine shooters planned their havoc. Neither of them were trans. Why the focus on the trans community?
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Apr 7, 2024
    AyeYup!
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Apr 26, 2022
    Replying to @midwestjak and @RepSwalwell
    While I agree with the message, this meme does a disservice because 5 and 6 year olds CAN'T cope with active shooter drills. They're forced to participate, but studies have shown those kids suffer trauma....sometimes severe trauma. Words should be "can be forced". More impact.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    May 15, 2022
    As the parent of Columbine survivors, I can say I came very close to giving up. Still feel like am spitting into a hurricane, but gotta keep going.
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    Shannon Watts
    @shannonrwatts
    May 15, 2022
    I’ve had people reach out to me in the last 24 hours and say things like, “I feel hopeless” or “I don’t know how you keep doing this work.” And while as a full-time volunteer for a decade I understand this sentiment, I ask you in all sincerity, WHAT IS THE OTHER FUCKING OPTION?
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    May 28, 2023
    Conversation starter:
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Aug 16, 2018
    Replying to @NRA
    Allowing my kids to go back to Columbine following their trauma was the hardest thing I ever did. It was their decision to do so, though, and I honored that. Peace be with you, @TheJoker_really as you travel down your own road of healing.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    May 25, 2022
    Replying to @davidhogg111 and @NRA
    From November, 2021: npr.org/2021/11/09/104… NRA chose to go ahead with national convention in Denver only 10 days after Columbine massacre. Doubt they'll change their mind on Houston convention.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Dec 1, 2021
    Replying to @mariashriver
    Please, I respectfully ask you to consider rephrasing from lives "lost" to lives "taken". In this context, 'lost' isn't appropriate, IMO. They didn't 'lose' their lives. Thank you.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Nov 12, 2018
    Thank you for what you do. I'm a Columbine parent whose daughter was critically injured. I just wrote about the NRA tweet debacle today for anyone interested: rdtdaily.com/my-two-cents-n…
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Apr 1, 2022
    Replying to @JosephSakran and @HopkinsMedicine
    Gonna go out on a limb here and say you are absolutely correct. Being a retired emergency management specialist, I found it incredibly difficult to care for my own daughter post-Columbine massacre. My heart is with you and with your colleague.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Nov 14, 2018
    Replying to @lizcgoodwin
    NRA needs to stay in THEIR lane. Columbine parent whose daughter was critically injured. Grateful forever to med pros who saved her life, but am saying educators go thru similar w/active shooter drills all the time: rdtdaily.com/my-two-cents-n…
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Mar 28, 2021
    Up until Katrina, issues with looting were largely myth. Even with Katrina, some 'looting' turned out to be folks trying to stay alive by taking foodstuff from grocery stores. The good Senator is promoting a commonly held belief in paranoid circles.
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    Ted Zocco-Hochhalter
    @zhawke2002
    Nov 10, 2018
    Replying to @scrubbedin and @NRA
    Don't know if you've seen this or not, but thought you and your followers might be interested. NRA got called out on their bluff. Ball is in their court:
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    This is Our Lane: An Open Letter to the NRA from American Healthcare Professionals
    We have moved the letter due to volume of signatures. Please visit https://affirmresearch.org/this-is-our-lane-petition/ to view the full text of the open letter and to sign. Email us at info@affir...