Alliance for Positive Change mourns the horrific murders in Uvalde, Texas. This tragedy marks the 27th school shooting so far this year. This senseless violence is preventable. We need meaningful gun safety reforms, such as universal background checks and mandatory waiting periods for gun applications. We cannot imagine the unbearable pain that the victims’ families, and the community of Uvalde, are experiencing. We fervently hope that the tears of a nation, and future gun safety reforms in memory of the victims, can bring them some measure of comfort in a time of so much pain.