LearnedHand
LearnedHand's JournalHave you been personally touched by gun violence?
(NOT a discussion about RKBA, please)
I have been reading some of the essays by kids and others affected by the Parkland shooting last year, and I took stock of how may times that I can remember when I personally have been affected by gun violence. I was shocked at the number of occurrences:
- Lost a friend shot intentionally with a shotgun
- Personally witnessed a (thankfully non-lethal) shooting resulting from an argument
- Lost a family friend to suicide by gun
- Distant family member lost a limb after having been shot with a shotgun in a fight
- Experienced an extremely nearby workplace shooting in which people ran into our workplace to get away
I suspect there are more that Im not remembering. Other than experiencing our national trauma when these horrible shootings occur, have you been personally affected by gun violence?
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