Kimberly Corban

She is notable for her victim advocacy speeches, a nationally televised question at CNN's 'Guns in America' Town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper with former president Barack Obama to discuss the Second Amendment and her 2018 TEDx Talk, 'How my sexual assault was hijacked by politicians and lobbies'.

In May 2006, when Corban was a 20-year-old college student, a stranger broke into her off-campus apartment at the University of Northern Colorado, held her there for two hours, and raped her.

She worked as a victim advocate for her local police department and later at the District Attorney's office, creating and running the Adult Diversion Program.

Corban shared with the president her survivor story and then described her belief that she had the basic responsibility to protect herself and her children by exercising her right to bear arms and carry her weapon as well.

The talk discussed how both sides of the political spectrum weaponize survivors of sexual assault to gain money, power, and votes.