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Sandy Hook school shooting survivor speaks with the Deseret News about the importance of proper firearm storage.

Abbey Clements, the co-founder of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, said schools can take an elevated role in educating gun owners about the importance of securely storing their firearms.

Clements said efforts to prevent gun violence in schools can stretch beyond politics.

On Dec. 14, 2012, Abbey Clements was teaching in a classroom filled with second graders at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary.

Suddenly, she heard a large crash that sounded like metal folding chairs falling.

Clements soon realized they were gunshots — 154 in total.

She hid with her students, doing what little she could do to shield them from the violence and terror happening within their

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