If I were an elected official of a different country I would issue travel advisories against visiting the U.S. based upon the proliferation of hate and mass murder. I wouldn't come to America for my vacation as it's too dangerous especially for Asians now. And to make it worse, guns are now the leading cause of death for American children. I repeat. The leading cause of death for children. When will this insanity stop?
Every damn day. We just keep walking through life trying to shield ourselves, and if we are the lucky ones, we are not affected personally by the consequences of this new awful reality.  But we are all affected by our shared reality.
Thank you, Dan and Elliot. And once again, again, again. Politicians will wring their hands and say 'how tragic but guns don't kill people, people do' But they never see the illogical rationale of that lament - People couldn't shoot these hundreds of thousands of people if they didn't have such easy access to the damned guns in the first place! How can we as a country, as a community, as humans be so proud of possessing more weapons than there are residents. Weapons that aren't "things of beauty", like art or fine music.
Yet another senseless attack, close enough to where I live that it sends shivers through my soul. All I can say is WTF is wrong with the people who commit these unthinkable acts and the politicians that allow this to be acceptable. We need a government with leadership like Jacinda Ardern.
If anyone wants to help us work to stop this I recommend signing up with Newton Alliance, who are doing a ton of work specifically on an assault weapons ban. Sign up for action alerts here. https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/subscribe Also, of course, Moms Demand Action is amazing. And I will have a call script in my newsletter tomorrow for anyone who wants to call their reps and demand an end to this. Ideally all of us. I promise it’s easy and this really won’t change until our lawmakers feel they have no choice. We need all of us.
Unfortunately, the Republicans don't care about human life, except for that of a fetus.
As long as our congress is bought and paid for, this issue wi remain on the back burner.
The current legislature, in their warped world view, won't extend the child care credit, and wants to cut social security and Medicare. If they don't care about
the two ends of life's spectrum, why should anyone think they would careabout life anywhere else?
Dan, this was the biggest reason my wife and I chose to become digital nomads and raise our kids abroad in Costa Rica. Having a (the only) Jewish kid in my local Idaho school district in this environment made no sense. Here everyone comes home from school (and movies, and shopping, and...) every day
The word 'smart' has become a prefix on everything from phones to houses, cars and to brands of frozen foods. This nightmare of gun violence might be mitigated if not eliminated if smart guns were added to that list; guns that would be designed to be functional only with a user's touch ID and only when the user completes a preprogrammed list of protocols describing intended use. Furthermore, these guns would be automatically registered and traceable to an archive at every law enforcement agency. Dream on, huh?
These mass shootings at public gatherings are serving to make us fearful and separate us from our friends and families. We fear going out, therefore we are more vulnerable to the lies and hate being spread. We are moving in the wrong direction for us to recover the love and joy we postponed during the lockdown.
If I were an elected official of a different country I would issue travel advisories against visiting the U.S. based upon the proliferation of hate and mass murder. I wouldn't come to America for my vacation as it's too dangerous especially for Asians now. And to make it worse, guns are now the leading cause of death for American children. I repeat. The leading cause of death for children. When will this insanity stop?
Every damn day. We just keep walking through life trying to shield ourselves, and if we are the lucky ones, we are not affected personally by the consequences of this new awful reality.  But we are all affected by our shared reality.
Dear People With Guns,
You are not starring in a Hollywood movie.
Dear Hollywood,
Please stop glorifying weapons.
And in my state, a proposal to allow concealed carry with no training or background checking. Insanity? Damn straight!
Thank you, Dan and Elliot. And once again, again, again. Politicians will wring their hands and say 'how tragic but guns don't kill people, people do' But they never see the illogical rationale of that lament - People couldn't shoot these hundreds of thousands of people if they didn't have such easy access to the damned guns in the first place! How can we as a country, as a community, as humans be so proud of possessing more weapons than there are residents. Weapons that aren't "things of beauty", like art or fine music.
GOP are untethered from reality & choose death blood & guts every time
Yet another senseless attack, close enough to where I live that it sends shivers through my soul. All I can say is WTF is wrong with the people who commit these unthinkable acts and the politicians that allow this to be acceptable. We need a government with leadership like Jacinda Ardern.
If anyone wants to help us work to stop this I recommend signing up with Newton Alliance, who are doing a ton of work specifically on an assault weapons ban. Sign up for action alerts here. https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/subscribe Also, of course, Moms Demand Action is amazing. And I will have a call script in my newsletter tomorrow for anyone who wants to call their reps and demand an end to this. Ideally all of us. I promise it’s easy and this really won’t change until our lawmakers feel they have no choice. We need all of us.
The new American Legacy: Insanity.
My jaw dropped when I read the headline this morning. As M.E.S. said - insanity.
We need to pray for the dead, injured, and their families and friends.
Peter, Paul, and, Mary said it best:
"...how many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died..."
We may never know...
Unfortunately, the Republicans don't care about human life, except for that of a fetus.
As long as our congress is bought and paid for, this issue wi remain on the back burner.
The current legislature, in their warped world view, won't extend the child care credit, and wants to cut social security and Medicare. If they don't care about
the two ends of life's spectrum, why should anyone think they would careabout life anywhere else?
Thoughts and prayers....not!
POLICY AND CHANGE!
Dan, this was the biggest reason my wife and I chose to become digital nomads and raise our kids abroad in Costa Rica. Having a (the only) Jewish kid in my local Idaho school district in this environment made no sense. Here everyone comes home from school (and movies, and shopping, and...) every day
The word 'smart' has become a prefix on everything from phones to houses, cars and to brands of frozen foods. This nightmare of gun violence might be mitigated if not eliminated if smart guns were added to that list; guns that would be designed to be functional only with a user's touch ID and only when the user completes a preprogrammed list of protocols describing intended use. Furthermore, these guns would be automatically registered and traceable to an archive at every law enforcement agency. Dream on, huh?
In the straightforward and eloquent words of Maya Angelou, "We know better so we can do better."
It is time to begin doing better or nothing will change. When nothing changes, nothing changes.
These mass shootings at public gatherings are serving to make us fearful and separate us from our friends and families. We fear going out, therefore we are more vulnerable to the lies and hate being spread. We are moving in the wrong direction for us to recover the love and joy we postponed during the lockdown.