Are We Safer?

More guns have not solved the problem.

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In Nashville Tennessee children are marching on the capitol building. They want laws written to keep them from being gunned down. Tennessee lawmakers are a sturdy bunch, though. Representative Tim Burchett (Republican from the 2nd congressional district) told reporters congress “” the problem of school shooting. I believe him, too.

According to the Gun Violence Archive there have been more mass shootings than days in 2023. And, Congress is not gonna fix it. They will pray for the victims and send thoughts to the survivors. Thank goodness, what we do without the thoughts and prayers of strangers?

Charly Kirk, founder of and president of Turning Point USA said, “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.” I’m not convinced.

How hard is it to understand that we have too many guns in our country? Why does it seem the only answer to the problem of too many guns is “we need more guns”?

Guns are the leading cause of death among children. The leading cause of death can be regulated, and controlled, but it is ignored. It has become a malignant tumor on the body politic of the US. If more people are being shot, the only answer is…