‘No More Running’: Mother Describes How Toddler Reacted To Highland Park Mass Shooting

The deadly mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, played out across social media showing families running for cover as shots rang out. Brittany Wroblewski. who was at the parade with her family, joins News NOW to share her account of the shooting and why the tragedy has spurred her to take action. 

Connect with NBC News Online!

#HighlandPark #Illinois #MassShootings

[virginiamahacek]

This young woman is so articulate, passionate and correct! I HOPE she inspires others to ACT.

[jeni]

This mom's communication skills are fantastic. Her ability to express what happened is just amazing to me. Her dad saved the life of that 8 year old boy. I am so grateful for him and people like him. I will never forget her saying "military grade" in the hands of civilians becomes "criminal grade." Words are powerful. I am gonna start using that. Thank you, Brittany!

[naritoto]

“Don’t wait until your town is on the headlines” Well said, that’s it.

[hollyhold]

That was a five star interview. Both the anchor-reporter & the mom were exactly what we needed to hear, with the right tone, expressions, emotion. Wow, kudos to those two women, I'm proud to have them in my country.

[peaceloveharmony]

1 million thumbs up for the words this mother spoke. Civilians do not need military assault weapons. I don’t want my police force to be out-gunned by the bad guys.

[rebeccahenderson]

Everyone needs to hear this woman. Thank you for sharing and please continue getting your message out!

[TheoMichaels]

One of the most compelling voices i have ever heard in favor of common sense gun safety laws. I hope everyone shares this video clip and speaks out in favor of common sense and safety. I know i will.

[mjerome]

This Reporter is so genuine and the Mom I so appreciate her for being so direct!!

[JohnOhkumaThiel]

She's saying what every sensible person thinks about the laws, politics, and assault rifles.

"He didn't break any laws until he started shooting." That's going to be etched in my brain from now on, because that's true of every mass shooter. They're all "responsible, legal gun owners, " until they're not, and then it's too late to say they should have been flagged, to talk about their mental health problems, the failures of law enforcement, or their social media footprints which foretold their actions yet nobody did anything about it, and the endless string of other excuses for not doing what needs to be done--banning assault rifles from civilian ownership.

These assault rifles aren't target, sport, or defensive weapons. They're designed for killing as many people, as quickly as possible, in a battle of soldiers against soldiers, not lunatics against defenseless, innocent people practicing their Constitutional right to freedom of assembly.

[The_R-n-I_Guy]

I know it's not 'professional' but there's something about hearing emotion in a reporter

[nmikloiche]

I feel exactly the same. I’m exhausted worrying that a ball game or a picnic or a school day is going to turn into the latest mass casualty event. Practically speaking, what are we to do when there is no near term solution? Our legislators have no appetite for this major issue - at best they pass narrow & compromised legislation that gives them enough cover to look as if they are serious about this issue. In my opinion - when Sandyhook didn’t result in any dramatic change, I figured nothing would. And we’ve now had so many of these events that it’s difficult to remember them all. That is a sad state of affairs.

[ERAforALL]

To the mother who spoke in this interview: I HOPE your son recovers with no emotional or mental issues, but I wouldn’t count on it. Due to a trauma my beloved grandson suffered at age two, our family is on a long road to help him recover from PTSD and behavioral problems. Be watchful, and if necessary, get help for him. He may not remember the specifics of the event, but it likely did affect him. My heart goes out to him and all victims of senseless shootings and other violence.

And yes, I DO vote for those who work for better gun laws.

[margo]

I went to the grocery store this morning and I thought about the exits, 5 in total, and I was in there and out in record time. We shouldn’t have to live like this.

[alanmoss]

Watching from the UK - this lady is what we picture Americans to be! Listen to her, America!

[judylaaper]

As a Canadian, I'm sorry people of USA have to go through this every day .

[d.frisco]

Well said young lady! As a Grandmother of 3 precious angels nothing is more important than the banning of assault style weapons.

[msross]

I agree with the mother! Mommy no more running...heartbreaking.

[alamedadanceparty]

I appreciate that the news reporter showed emotion when asking questions. This is horrific. I’m deeply saddened by every mass shooting story I hear about. It’s so unfair and wrong to murder innocent people. When is the US government going to DO something??? Sickened from the UK.

[jacqui]

This lady spoke so beautifully, I'm impressed by everything she said!!! she's sounds so smart, wise and well put together

[upclose]

She is so right. This was horrific. - wow.