Thursday, February 15, 2018

29 in 18

There have been 29 mass shootings (12 in schools) in this country in 2018. 
In only 45 days of the year.

Think about it:

February 14, 2018 Florida
February 13, 2018 Louisiana
February 11, 2018 Michigan
February 10, 2018 Kentucky
February 7, 2018 Florida
February 5, 2018 Colorado
February 3, 2018 Ohio
January 31, 2018 Missouri
January 28, 2018 Pennsylvania
January 28, 2018 Pennsylvania
January 28, 2018 Indiana
January 27, 2018 California
January 27, 2018 Kentucky
January 25, 2018 District of Columbia
January 23, 2018 Pennsylvania
January 23, 2018 Kentucky
January 21, 2018 Florida
January 21, 2018 Illinois
January 17, 2018 District of Columbia
January 16, 2018 South Carolina
January 15, 2018 Florida
January 14, 2018 Alabama
January 14, 2018 Alabama
January 12, 2018 Tennessee
January 11, 2018 Missouri
January 7, 2018 Florida
January 5, 2018 Mississippi
January 4, 2018 Arkansas
January 1, 2018 Alabama


What will it take for changes to be made in our gun laws?  Deporting people who have been here as responsible citizens for 40 years is NOT going to cure this problem!  Strengthening gun laws will not eliminate the problem, but it would help!  (If nothing else, it would show the country that our congress critters actually CARE about the problem and are willing to do more than just give a "moment of silence" for the victims.) There were two police officers routinely assigned to the school attacked today (the NRA solution) --- and still there are somewhere around 17 deaths and ~14 injuries.  (Obviously these stats may change as more information becomes available)

From Amy Ferris:  

17 humans who aren't walking through the door tonight, who aren't going to run into someone's arms tonight, who aren't going to give a kiss & a hug to someone they love tonight, who aren't going to be sitting at the dining room table or watching their favorite TV shows tonight, who won't be snuggling with their mother or father or sister or brother tonight, who won't be getting up to go to school tomorrow. 

17 dead; 17 lives taken because bullets & guns mean more than a human life.

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