Terri Francis : Obama took good first step to end gun violence with his executive actions . But that 's not enough , she says ; we are all still responsible and need to get to work . As I thought of the parents of Newtown over the past month , steeped in their grief , I realized how little I know , how little I have ever wanted to know , about the circumstances surrounding the gun death closest to me . Francis ' cousin 's son was shot and killed , but she buried her head in the sand on the issue . Now , she says that she and all Americans need to get educated and act for gun control .
Terri Francis : Obama took good first step to end gun violence with his executive actions . But that 's not enough , she says ; we are all still responsible and need to get to work . Francis ' cousin 's son was shot and killed , but she buried her head in the sand on the issue . Now , she says that she and all Americans need to get educated and act for gun control .