Woke up to another day of sadness. One shooter with an
assault rifle, fifty-eight dead, over five hundred injured. My heart weeps for
these people locked in this tragedy. I weep for all Americans who wish to live
in peace and security, and who reject violence.
And I ask myself the same question I’ve asked many times
over the years: How many innocent people must die from gun violence before the
people of this country snap out of their inanity and outlaw assault weapons?
Fifty thousand? A hundred thousand? A million?
How many parents must lose a child? How many spouses must
lose the love of their life? So much loss, so much anguish, and for what? So a
few million people can feel empowered? Can’t we find a better way to empower
people? A way that lifts us all up, instead of taking precious life?
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