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(Memphis, TN 2/24/10) Sherman Kelly knows what crime can do to a family all too well.
He got a call he dreaded back in august of 2005.
"It was a deal that went bad and she was at a house doing some hair. When she got finish doing the hair she was getting ready to come home. When she got to the door, that's when the shooting started. She got hit, she couldn't make it back in the house," said Kelly.
His daughter 17-year-old Tia Moore was shot and killed in a triple shooting in southeast Memphis.
"This pretty much all I had in the world and this is happening too much and some kind of way we have to get it stopped," said Kelly.
Kelly was among a group from Memphis of more than 50 that headed to the state capitol this morning. Their hope is to share their stories with legislators so they can understand the need for more laws that could prevent violent crime.
The group went to Nashville today armed with letters and information as to why Tennessee needs tougher guns laws. The FBI stats rank the state number two in violent crime in recent years.
People like Kelly got to share their stories in a delegation meeting this morning. And then went door to door to meet with elected officials.
Sherman Kelly says he will do all he can to convince legislators to pass tougher laws on gun crimes and implement longer prison sentences for criminals.
This is the second time the groups have traveled to Nashville in three years.
They are headed back to Memphis this evening.
- Dozens of Mid-Southerners headed to Nashville
- The Citizen Safety Coalition was hoping to meet face to face with state legislators
- For some members of the group this trip was personal
(Memphis, TN 2/24/10) Sherman Kelly knows what crime can do to a family all too well.
He got a call he dreaded back in august of 2005.
"It was a deal that went bad and she was at a house doing some hair. When she got finish doing the hair she was getting ready to come home. When she got to the door, that's when the shooting started. She got hit, she couldn't make it back in the house," said Kelly.
His daughter 17-year-old Tia Moore was shot and killed in a triple shooting in southeast Memphis.
"This pretty much all I had in the world and this is happening too much and some kind of way we have to get it stopped," said Kelly.
Kelly was among a group from Memphis of more than 50 that headed to the state capitol this morning. Their hope is to share their stories with legislators so they can understand the need for more laws that could prevent violent crime.
The group went to Nashville today armed with letters and information as to why Tennessee needs tougher guns laws. The FBI stats rank the state number two in violent crime in recent years.
People like Kelly got to share their stories in a delegation meeting this morning. And then went door to door to meet with elected officials.
Sherman Kelly says he will do all he can to convince legislators to pass tougher laws on gun crimes and implement longer prison sentences for criminals.
This is the second time the groups have traveled to Nashville in three years.
They are headed back to Memphis this evening.
