From a Vietnamese survivor of the Vietnam war:
The bullets flying in the world today will hit EVERY family if we don't stop the violence - and it's markedly more out of control in the United States, where gun control has been next to impossible.
This problem is not about hunting for food or recreation or fending off intruders or invaders. This is about assault weapons available to the young, the unstable, and those who harbor racism and may other forms of hatred, as well as arms exported from developed countries to other nations and as fuel to civil wars and insurgencies.
Bullets don't have eyes. They hit those the shooter hates, who invariably are loved by someone else. If hatred impels you to shoot, bullets will inevitably hit your loved ones too, or at least someone's beloved.
We need to cultivate wisdom, kindness, and activism, and not look the other way. We mustn't confuse defending a treasured way of life or being safe at home with the need for assault weapons.
Excerpted from "Wait" by Cuong Lu
on edit: typo
