But....
Today, I opened my laptop to find another news story about a child killed with a gun.It seems like the stories, the images, the heart break continues without end. It's the 7 year old shot while playing in her backyard; the random killings at the mall, in a school, on the highway, or near the grocery store; it's the feeling of dread and sorrow and pain I feel each time I turn on the news and hear of another tragedy that makes me wonder how mothers in the US can bear one more lost child to gun violence. I have no real answers, but I have many questions. I also have one deep desire for something to change. Change may not be perfect, but as a mother, I can't bear for things to continue as they are ... the echo in my mind: If we do what we've always done, we'll get what we've always gotten. SOMETHING has to change.
So...
I'm posting today a few images that have made me stop and think. Do a bit of thinking of your own and if you feel my same pain, contact your representatives.
Or...
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"Moms Demand Action was founded to demand action NOW to:
1) Ban assault weapons and ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
2) Require background checks for all gun and ammunition purchases.
3) Report the sale of large quantities of ammunition to the ATF, and ban online sales of ammunition.
4) Make gun trafficking a federal crime with serious criminal penalties.
5) Counter gun industry lobbyists’ efforts to weaken gun laws at the state level"