Erica Lafferty

Erica Lafferty is a gun violence survivor whose mom, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed 2012. She is a member of the Everytown Survivor Network and a staff member at Everytown for Gun Safety.

TRAGEDY SQUARED

My Mom Died at Sandy Hook—Now I Crowdfund for My Health Care

I’m fighting for my life, but bad government policy means I have to ask strangers to help me get cancer treatments.

Erica Lafferty

THIS HAS TO STOP

My Mom Was Killed at Sandy Hook—Why Is This Still Happening?

Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, my mother, was the principal who died protecting her students and faculty from a killer with a gun. I will not accept school shootings becoming “normal.”

Erica Lafferty

Guns, Guns, Guns

Joe the Plumber’s ‘Dead Kid’ Callousness

My mother was the principal of Sandy Hook elementary. I’m sorry my loss inconveniences you, Joe. But you’re the one who’s out of touch.

Erica Lafferty