SINCE PARKLAND

[AndyS]

12 months

1,200 American kids killed by guns

1,200 stories about the lives they led, reported by teen journalists across the country

Fatal shootings of children have been on the rise, government data show. But as the deaths mount, the toll is bigger than what numbers can capture.

See their names.

About SINCE PARKLAND.

What does that say about US?

[SoCalDavidS]

1. It Says We're A Shithole Country, And Nothing Will Change

This shooting will be forgotten within a week or two.

[AndyS]

2. I refuse to accept that outcome.

As I look around and see more states passing political carry laws (nothing Constitutional about concealed or open carry without oversight of any kind) and see judges using Bruen to obviate any gun law passed since 1789 I admit some discouragement.

On the other hand I see and feel a change in the populace of the country. There is a growing anger at the way lawmakers and judges are putting the interests of a very few above the good of the many. The anger will grow to rage and when it does the pendulum will swing and when it does there is no telling how far it will swing.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. You Don't Have To Accept It

Neither do the families of victims who have spent their years trying to make a difference. But the reality is that this country isn’t going to change.

[AndyS]

4. Your encouragement is certainly heartening.

You don't have to support the effort but please stop denegrating it.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Both points of view are valuable in terms of problem solving.

We need people who can face harsh realties and see the truth of the matter,
whether we like it or not. And who can warn people. This takes courage.

Then we also need people who are optimistic, full of energy who can
formulate plans, and take action. This also takes courage.

Both points of view are the flip side of the same coin.

Fighting the good fight.

[AndyS]

8. No, one side is cowardly submission and

an insult to thr other.

[Irish_Dem]

9. I'm sorry you feel that way.

Some of the posts speaking the truth take great courage to post.

[AndyS]

10. Let me know when you get around to one of those.

All I see is cowardly submission. Do NOT compare yourself to those who face up to gun culture. It's easy to just say, "Oh well, I can't do anything so I'll just quietly watch as others do the work." At best consider yourself a collaborator and be honest about it..

[Irish_Dem]

11. Happy talk is designed to keep up the morale of the public and troops.

Real leaders behind the scenes know the only way to win a war is to face harsh reality head on.
Zelensky, Churchill, FDR are good examples of this.

[AndyS]

12. So now you compare yourself to Zelenski and Churchill. Ha!

I remember well when Churchill said, "Face it, we're gonna lose."

[maxsolomon]

5. It says that America has a problem with Firearm Saturation.

Each firearm only has a small chance of being used in a homicide, but multiply that by 400 million or whatever, and you get weekly slaughters.

It's like we have Guns Fever, and our temperature just keeps going up. Who knows when the fever will break; it doesn't seem immanent.

The 2nd says what it says, and our courts and legislatures are interpreting it in the most Liberal manner possible. I'm shocked no Gunner group is challenging the National Firearms Act limits on Full-Automatic weapons that are nearly 90 years old.

[SYFROYH]

7. I don't think the NFA registration requirement is a problem, but the moritorium on post-1986....

...machine guns might be vulnerable.

One thing that may help keep the moratorium is that a lot of wealthy registered machine gun owners have a lot of money wrapped in their machine guns that would lose about 75% of their value instantly should new machine guns be available.