Home and Away star Tammin Sursok buys bulletproof backpacks for her daughters after Nashville shooting: ‘This is not okay’
Tammin Sursok bought bulletproof backpacks for her two daughters after the recent school shooting in Nashville.
The 39-year-old actress shared a photo of the purple and white Atomic Defense backpacks she bought on Instagram on Wednesday, captioning it with some sobering words.
“Bought two. It’s not OK. If the US government is serious about protecting children, then every school should have guards and bulletproof glass,” she wrote.
She added that her daughter Phoenix’s school was closed during Monday’s Covenant School shooting and said the experience was heartbreaking.
“Today I got a call that I never thought would happen at the same time because I live in the US. My daughter’s school was locked down. A parent’s worst nightmare,” she wrote.
Tammin Sursok bought bulletproof backpacks for her two daughters after the recent school shooting in Nashville. Pictured: Tammin with her nine-year-old daughter, Phoenix
The 39-year-old actress shared a photo on Instagram of the purple and white Atomic Defense backpacks she bought, captioning it some sobering words
The Nashville-based star also shared a photo of her hugging her child and said the US government needs to reform its gun laws to prevent future school shootings.
It comes after Tammin revealed her nine-year-old daughter, Phoenix, was implicated in the horrific school shooting that has left residents of Nashville, Tenn.
Six people, including three children, are dead after a transgender woman gunman opened fire on a church elementary school on Monday morning.
Tammin, who lives in Nashville with husband Sean McEwen and their two daughters, announced after the attack that her eldest child’s school was on lockdown.
“Bought two. It’s not OK. If the US government is serious about protecting children, then every school should have guards and bulletproof glass,” she wrote
The Home And Away star shared an Instagram video of herself crying as she paced her kitchen, telling fans, “There was an active shooter in one of the schools in Nashville… Right next to that.” my daughter’s school. She’s locked up, she’s fine.’
She described the ordeal as “too close to home” for many parents in America, where school shootings are common.
“I know a lot of other moms are in complete hysterics and shaking right now because I can’t believe this keeps happening. And you always think that won’t happen to you,’ she cried.
Hours later, she uploaded a candid essay urging American lawmakers to revise gun laws to end mass shootings for good.
“Our community in Nashville is in shock. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who are going through this unimaginable tragedy,” she said.
Tammin, who lives in Nashville with husband Sean McEwen and their two daughters, announced after the attack that her eldest child’s school was on lockdown. All pictured
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