Not in a literary mood. No.
Since 2005 there have been 11 mass shootings, resulting in the deaths of 134 people, an average of more than 12 deaths per rampage.
If you support the right to own and bear military-style assault weapons, 12 deaths per rampage is an acceptable cost.
Psychopathy happens. It cannot be eradicated from the gene pool. Why arm it?
I am an American and think the Second Amendment is tosh.
If you care to sign a petition to be delivered to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama, you can do so here at Gun Control. Now.
That is all.
I can’t stop crying.
Thanks, I found this thanks to you – just signed and passed on. Am mom of 2 elementary school kids and am very rattled by this. I hope it’s the last straw, but I will still always be sorry it had to come to this.
The mass shootings are very shocking, but I think it is the fact that gun related murders are so common in the US that the vast majority are not news worthy that is truly disturbing.