Pa. Democrats introduce new school safety legislation, alongside mother of Parkland school shooting victim [Video]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lori Alhadeff recalls February 14, 2018, which she says was the most horrific day of her life.

“I texted Alyssa, I told Alyssa to run and hide, that help was on the way,” she stated during a press conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday. “Unfortunately, that help did not get there fast enough.”

On that day, her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa, along with sixteen others, was killed in a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Alhadeff says Alyssa was shot eight times with an AR-15 inside her English classroom.

“Alyssa, I say, was the heartbeat of our family and so now I continue to be Alyssa’s voice,” said Alhadeff.

On Monday, she stood alongside several Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg as they introduced House Bill 1974.

“If Alyssa’s Lawwas in place that horrific day …