Father of Isla Vista victim's message to cowardly politicians: "My son’s dead. There’s nothing they can do to me that’s worse than that”

Martinez continues his unflinching campaign to hold our broken system accountable for the death of his son

Published May 28, 2014 4:01PM (EDT)

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In a Tuesday interview with MSNBC, Richard Martinez continued his fearless campaign to hold politicians and the gun lobby accountable for the murder of his son, Christopher, along with five others in Isla Vista, California.

"I see it as unacceptable that this has become a normalized condition in our society. [...] The fact is that we're at a point now and people think, 'Seven killed? That's better than 30. That's not acceptable." His message to politicians? "As I see it, it's their friggin' fault."

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By Katie McDonough

Katie McDonough is Salon's politics writer, focusing on gender, sexuality and reproductive justice. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salon.com.

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