‘He Cried And Begged His Father, “Don’t Do It, Daddy. Don’t Shoot Mommy.” My Son Said That.’

Kate Ranta’s ex-husband was released from a restraining order and immediately went out and purchased a gun. Then he came to her apartment, where her father and her 4-year-old son were with her. Hear her story. There’s a million more Kates in the world, and each one of them has a similar and unacceptable story…

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Rebecca Eisenberg

Sep 25, 2014

If you want to keep up to date on Kate’s progress, you can like her page on Facebook. Also, Kate would love it if you could share and tweet this. And if you’re interested, learn more about reducing gun violence toward women.

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