A Gun Safety PSA Addresses Many Parents' Worst Fear About the Start of a New School Year

, a nonprofit organization consisting of Newtown, CT, community members, released its sobering Back-to-School Essentials video, which quickly received over 30,000 views on YouTube.

In the video, upbeat students are shown describing their back-to-school purchases. The tone begins to change, however, as a student is shown running through the hallway explaining,"These new sneakers are just what I need for the new year." Several others are then shown having to use various everyday items to protect themselves in a shooting, including one student who is forced to fashion her sock into a tourniquet.

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