On Sunday night, less than 24 hours after the fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, a documentary about Gabby Giffords aired on CNN.

You should watch it.

So should my colleagues in Annapolis.

There are scenes of Giffords’ therapy sessions in the weeks after she survived a bullet wound to her brain.

Don’t turn away.

There are two gun safety issues I’m working on for the upcoming legislative session.

One bill would define gun manufacturers’ liability for the damage caused by their product. It will be consistent with the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which was supported by the National Rifle Association and signed by President George W. Bush.

My second bill is prompted by a provision in The Firearm Safety Act of 2013.
This O’Malley Administration legislation was prompted by the fatal shooting at the
elementary school in Sandy Hook. This law requires the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to “inspect the inventory and records of a licensed dealer [of guns] at least once every two years.” 

My bill would make sure that these inspections are taking place.

I will redouble my efforts to have all of the communities most targeted by hate
crimes – Black, LGBTQ, Jewish, and Asian, working together to prevent these
heinous crimes.

My grandmother would say that Nancy Pelosi was raised properly.

As you know, her father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., was the mayor of Baltimore.

In May 1954, the Supreme Court held that segregated schools were unconstitutional.

Throughout the South, there was massive resistance.  Public schools closed.

What would Baltimore do?

Mayor D’Alesandro met with the chair of the Baltimore City School Board, Walter Sondheim.

The outcome: the City would comply with Brown v. Board of Education.

I spoke yesterday with someone who worked closely with Walter Sondheim over the years.

“How would Walter have approached his meeting with the Mayor?” I asked.

“He would have matter of factly said, ‘This is the law of the land, and the City should obey it,’” my friend responded.

Later in the day, I read that Ebony Thompson would become the City Solicitor, the chief legal officer for the City government.

I met Ebony a month ago at a community meeting.

She introduced herself by saying that we both graduated from City College.

Yesterday’s announcement prompted me to write a contemporary at City.

“Our alma mater has made such an impact locally, statewide and nationally,” he responded.

My friend could not have attended City before Mayor D’Alesando decided that Baltimore City would comply with Brown v. Board of Education.