doi:10.7916/86xj-4f05Oral history interview with Deborah Parker, 2018Parker, Deborahoral historiesmixed materialGun control--United StatesViolent crimes--United StatesParents of murder victimsTrials (Murder)GangsParker, DeborahMoms Demand ActionIn this life history interview, Deborah Parker discusses her family, the murder of her daughter Lindsay Key, and gun violence in America. She describes her early adulthood including moving to Arizona to start a nursing career, meeting her first husband Gregory Key, living briefly in Florida, and the birth of Lindsay. She describes the births of sons Tyler and Matthew and her relationship with second husband Tony. She describes a happy life in the Phoenix suburbs, in a large house supported by her career as a nurse and Tony's as a car salesman. She discusses her close relationship with Lindsay and Lindsay's life at the time of the murder. Lindsay had just had daughter Patrice, was living with Parker, taking education classes, and working as a server. Parker describes the circumstances of Lindsey's death in a gang-related drive-by shooting while attending a birthday party. While Lindsay was not affiliated with a gang, this nature of the shooting made the investigation difficult. It took six years for the witness to come forward, and Parker describes how she would call the local news with leads in the case in order to keep it alive. She describes the agony of the trial, her life being threatened, her subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other health issues. She also describes her own history with guns, her political evolution, and activism with Everytown for Gun Safety's Survivor Network and Moms Demand Action