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Tom Teves  

Tragically Lost Son from the 2012 Aurora Theater Shooting, Founder of NoNotoriety, Founder of the Alexander C. Teves (ACT) Foundation

On July 20, 2012, Tom and Caren Teves’ firstborn son, Alex, was murdered in the Aurora theater shooting while heroically shielding his girlfriend from gunfire. In the days immediately following his murder, they founded NoNotoriety, a movement dedicated to reducing rampage mass murders by limiting the name and face of the killers in the media. They also founded the Alexander C. Teves ACT-Foundation.org to provide funding for scholarships, mentor programs, and opportunities for students with special needs. He lives in Arizona & works for Compass Group.

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Mass shooters are NOT crazy (but our response to them is)
During the prosecution of the killer, Tom asked the news media not to mention the murderer’s name, not give him the publicity he sought. That all such killers seek. “Stop showing cowards and start showing heroes,” he said, “so that another father doesn’t feel the hole in his body that I have and I know will never go away.”
Families with Valley connections demand action from lawmakers after losing kids in 2012 shootings
“Do something. You’re letting children die. It’s not okay. It’s not well, I have a right to a weapon. You know what, if you’re nuts you don’t have a right to a weapon, and we better figure that out,” said Teves.

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