| Description |
320 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
A father's account of the story that captivated America, the murder of his daughter, reporter Alison Parker, on live television, and his inspiring fight for commonsense gun laws in the aftermath. On August 26, 2015, Emmy Award-winning twenty-four-year-old reporter Alison Parker was murdered on live television, along with her colleague, photojournalist Adam Ward. Their interviewee was also shot, but survived. People watching at home heard the gunshots, and the gunman's video of the murder, which he uploaded to Facebook, would spread over the internet like wildfire. In the wake of his daughter's murder, Andy Parker became a national advocate for commonsense gun safety legislation. The night of the murder, with his emotions still raw, he went on Fox News and vowed to do "whatever it takes" to end gun violence in America. Today he is a media go-to each time a shooting rocks the national consciousness, and has worked with a range of other crusaders, like Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Lenny Pozner, whose son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School and brought suit against Alex Jones and Infowars, who claimed the shooting was staged. In For Alison, Parker shares his work as a powerhouse battling gun violence and gives a plan for commonsense gun legislation that all sides should agree on. He calls out the NRA-backed politicians blocking the legislation, shares his fight against "truthers," who claim Alison's murder was fabricated, and reveals what's ahead in his fight to do whatever it takes to stop gun violence. Parker's story is one of great loss, but also resilience, determination, and a call to action. Senator Tim Kaine, also a fierce advocate for commonsense gun laws, contributes a moving foreword. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Prologue -- Alison -- The day -- The night -- The whirlwind -- Celebrating a life -- The club no one wants to join -- Honoring Alison -- On call -- Scooter winks -- new friends -- Ashes -- The high before the storm -- Twelve-dollar bill -- Melancholy -- Swamp thing -- The anti-NRA -- The anniversary -- The opposition -- Common ground -- Chris and the Blue Wave -- Alison's legacy -- Epilogue. |
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Parker, Alison.
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Murder -- Virginia -- Case studies.
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Gun control -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
True crime stories.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Ben R., author.
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Kaine, Timothy M., writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781948062329 (hardcover) |
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1948062321 (hardcover) |
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