Survived a Mass Shooting: Maddy Wilford

Mass shootings are becoming so common that we are becoming desensitized. But their lives will never be the same for the victims' family members and the survivors. When the news covers these mass shootings, they mention the number of people killed and injured. However, what does it truly mean to survive being shot with an AR-15?

To illustrate the vast damage an AR-15 will cause to the human body, this episode covers the story of Maddy Willford. She survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. The shooter killed 14 students and 3 staff members and wounded 17 others. However, Maddy was the most critically wounded after being shot 4 times with an AR-15. She didn’t have a pulse when the first responders reached her.

Listen to her story now!

Learn more about how the Parkland shooting happened.

Remember the 17 Parkland shooting victims. 

20 million AR-15 weapons have been sold to Americans.

Learn more about the mass shooting at the Church in Southerland Springs, Texas.

Wounds from an AR-15 are significantly worse than those from handguns and rifles.

Watch the 60-minutes episode to learn more.

Learn more about the “Stop the Bleed” program.

Do you know about the Parkland Strong movement and the March for our Lives protest in Washington, D.C? The Parkland students rallied more than half a million people and galvanized support for approximately 67 new gun laws.

Join your local chapters of Gifford's "Gun Owners for Safety.” We must all rally for change and protect our children.

Also in this episode...

Jesus in Pop Culture.

Remembering Amanda's Grandpa Rudy.

If you were touched by the episode about Amanda's Grandpa, Rudy, the Korean War Veteran, please read his obituary and leave a comment. It would mean the world to her and her family--especially her Grandmother. She needs solace right now. They were married for 70 years!

Read or listen to Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. 

Sources:

60 Minutes Episode that aired on May 29, 2022

2019 Daily Mail article

Rolling Stone article by Tessa Stuart

CBS Miami

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