Powerful and poignant post. I immediately went to Steve's account and read the two of his posts and the comments that alluded to gun ownership and massacres in the States.
As an Australian, where our gun ownership is heavily controlled and where gun amnesties happen frequently so that people can hand in guns, I'm aghast at the Republicans, the NRA and the 2nd Amendment.
My heart goes out to every American child. And what American family doesn't have their hearts in their throats every single day? Anxiety levels must be horrendous!
I have this awful gut feeling that in the end, it'll take a kind of civil revolution and the implications of that with the MAGA in existence are terrifying.
Your words describe our feeling and fears perfectly. It will take every single decent American citizen to vote out those who value money and power over human lives. I keep hearing words like 'normalize' and 'desensitize' and I'm worried average citizens feel they can't stop it, so are more worried about inflation (because they foolishly believe it won't happen to them.) Very disheartening...
Such a great post - but oh gosh, such awful things to think about. News of US school shootings hits the bulletins here in UK, and every time it is such a shock. We have had one incidence of this - in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996 - but nothing in a school after the post-Dunblane gun reform.
I absolutely loved this line of your post: 'The only things she dislikes about school are the weekends when she can't go.' How absolutely lovely! 😊
The statistics speak for themselves. Developed countries with tighter gun reform laws have low incidences of violence. Why can't we convince our fellow Americans (who consistently vote Republican and can't see that while mental health is a huge issue, it's also a gun issue!
She does love school and learning so much. It breaks my heart to think of all the children who survived these shootings and how it will affect them for the rest of their lives. Can they ever feel safe in a classroom again? Heartbreaking, to say the least.
Well written. We have our gun issues here in Canada as well although not nearly as large but just as tragic. When I see that another incident has happened in the US I am so astounded that the country cannot seem to have some sort of gun laws that could alleviate some of the madness. It’s insane.
Those of us in the Democratic Party are fighting for change, but going up against the gun lobby and those Republicans who support it make the effort nearly impossible. It's an uphill battle against people whose values are quite different than the average American. Voters need to better educate themselves about who they're casting a ballot for.
Powerful and poignant post. I immediately went to Steve's account and read the two of his posts and the comments that alluded to gun ownership and massacres in the States.
As an Australian, where our gun ownership is heavily controlled and where gun amnesties happen frequently so that people can hand in guns, I'm aghast at the Republicans, the NRA and the 2nd Amendment.
My heart goes out to every American child. And what American family doesn't have their hearts in their throats every single day? Anxiety levels must be horrendous!
I have this awful gut feeling that in the end, it'll take a kind of civil revolution and the implications of that with the MAGA in existence are terrifying.
Your words describe our feeling and fears perfectly. It will take every single decent American citizen to vote out those who value money and power over human lives. I keep hearing words like 'normalize' and 'desensitize' and I'm worried average citizens feel they can't stop it, so are more worried about inflation (because they foolishly believe it won't happen to them.) Very disheartening...
Such a great post - but oh gosh, such awful things to think about. News of US school shootings hits the bulletins here in UK, and every time it is such a shock. We have had one incidence of this - in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996 - but nothing in a school after the post-Dunblane gun reform.
I absolutely loved this line of your post: 'The only things she dislikes about school are the weekends when she can't go.' How absolutely lovely! 😊
The statistics speak for themselves. Developed countries with tighter gun reform laws have low incidences of violence. Why can't we convince our fellow Americans (who consistently vote Republican and can't see that while mental health is a huge issue, it's also a gun issue!
She does love school and learning so much. It breaks my heart to think of all the children who survived these shootings and how it will affect them for the rest of their lives. Can they ever feel safe in a classroom again? Heartbreaking, to say the least.
Well written. We have our gun issues here in Canada as well although not nearly as large but just as tragic. When I see that another incident has happened in the US I am so astounded that the country cannot seem to have some sort of gun laws that could alleviate some of the madness. It’s insane.
Those of us in the Democratic Party are fighting for change, but going up against the gun lobby and those Republicans who support it make the effort nearly impossible. It's an uphill battle against people whose values are quite different than the average American. Voters need to better educate themselves about who they're casting a ballot for.