Rep. Lucy McBath shares heartfelt Mother's Day letter to son killed by gun violence

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Lucy McBath and her son, Jordan (FOX 5 Atlanta obtained permission from the rights holder)

Mother's Day can be a solemn time for those grieving. This year, Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath shared a transparent, emotional letter to her 17-year-old son who was shot and killed in 2012.

McBath has since been a strong, vocal advocate against gun violence.

Lucy McBath's letter to late son for Mother's Day

Dear Jordan,

Every Mother’s day since you were ripped away from us, I daydream about all the time we never got to spend and the life that I and countless other gun violence survivors would have had if things turned out differently.

Lucy McBath and her son, Jordan (FOX 5 Atlanta obtained permission from the rights holder)

On a day like today, we might’ve all gone out for a Mother’s day brunch. I picture the wrinkles that would start to show on your smile as we enter the restaurant, the raspy onset of your grown voice as you ordered, and maybe by now—even the ways your children would have taken on your features I had grown to love since you were my little boy.

On Mother’s day, we celebrate all the ways mothers move mountains for their children. Ask any mom, and they’ll share a laundry list of the challenges of parenting.

Lucy McBath and her son, Jordan (FOX 5 Atlanta obtained permission from the rights holder)

And yet, there’s nothing I wouldn’t trade to spend just one more moment with you: all your sleepless nights as an infant, the mud you’d track into our home after rainy days, or the trouble of bringing home a real Christmas tree that YOU always insisted we get.

It’s easy to yearn for these moments during long days in Congress, but each moment I get to share your story on the House floor, propose solutions for the laws that put your life in harm's way, or any other means to end this scourge of gun violence, I’m reminded of why I’m here—and why you’re not. Gun violence took you away from us, and as your mother, I promise I will never stop fighting this epidemic for as long as there is breath in my being.

Jordan, I love you dearly. I know you’re wishing me a happy Mother’s day from up above. Hopefully, I’ll see you soon, but not too soon— there’s far too much left to do in this fight.

Yours forever,

Mom

Who is Lucy McBath?

What we know:

Rep. Lucy McBath has lived in Georgia for decades and has represented the sixth congressional district since Jan. 2019.

Many of her policies have centered around ending gun violence and helping her constituents facing financial hardship.

U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (Supplied)

Her son, Jordan Davis, was killed in a shooting on Black Friday in 2012. Despite all of her countless accomplishments, she says "the most important title she will ever hold is 'Jordan’s Mom.'"