She called me on her cellphone once from the school bathroom because she'd heard an eighth-grader on her bus had a kill list. My daughter has suffered panic attacks during active shooter drills. I have children who have grown up with this reality. But for some reason school shootings seem the worst to me. Every shooting a devastating numbing horror story. Shootings happen every day with all kinds of targets: black people, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, country music lovers, Muslims, gay people, grocery shoppers, moviegoers, children. More senseless killings of innocent children. Related: 'There are no words': Families mourn as names of Texas school shooting victims begin to emerge Sickened by ceaseless mass murders No one is free, until America enacts common-sense gun control.
We must defeat politicians who enable this carnage and call it freedom. Reducing gun violence will be the work of a generation. Their fealty is to the gun lobby, not their constituents. Rep. Byron Donalds, endorsed by the NRA, admitted “guns are just tools used for mass violence.” None is in favor of background checks for private gun sales or the banning of assault rifles - the weapon of choice for mass murderers. Sen. Rick Scott’s 11-Point Plan “will defend our gun rights always, at all costs.” Sen. Marco Rubio believes “gun laws are ineffective.” Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes “constitutional” carry. NRA propaganda has created a sick and radical subculture of gun fetishists, and NRA cash has bought Republican politicians lock, stock and barrel. The schoolhouse slaughters in Uvalde, Parkland, Columbine and Newtown were committed by violent sociopaths, not well-regulated militiamen.
#Nra speech thoughts and prayers free#
“Hang Mike Pence!” is not free or protected speech. We do not allow virgin sacrifice in the name of religion. Our constitutional freedoms have limitations. That we should just harden the “targets” and arm more citizens. That our Second Amendment gives us the unalienable and unlimited right to bear arms. The NRA and Republican politicians claim this is the price of freedom. More than 20 died in Texas at the hands of an alienated, angry man wielding a weapon of war. Watch Video: CT Senator Chris Murphy speech calls to act and end mass shootings Defeat politicians who enable this carnage
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