I mourn everything lost to violence
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“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” — Pablo Neruda
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I didn’t want to write anything on my post and take away from the power of Pablo Neruda’s words. But my heart aches for everyone affected by the events in Aurora, Colorado. Those children could be my niece, my nephew. That could have been my sister, my brother, my husband, my friend. I know because of the Twilight movies the silly fun of going to a midnight showing, with everyone excited and feeling like we’re all up past our bedtime, doing something out of the ordinary that we’ll talk about the next day.
Who could imagine such horror unfolding there, any more than at a school, a church, a mall, an office. There is something fundamentally wrong with a society that refuses to admit that the ease of average citizens getting weapons and ammunition meant for nothing except murdering humans can’t continue. These are not the arms you keep in your home for protecting yourself or your family; they are not what you use for hunting game.
This is not responsible gun ownership. This is a national nightmare that we keep pretending won’t happen again.
Totally with you on this! Personally I feel the 2nd Amendment limits the right to bear arms to only those weapons available in 1791; not assault weapons.
You might like to read this: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/if2nht
Well written! I had heard a lot of favorable comments about Alexander’s piece today, but had not read it myself. Thanks for the link.
Since I don’t have TV and don’t keep up with internet news, I found out about this from a customer while at work last night. How sad.
And yes, this has happened so MANY times…This has NOTHING to do with the right to bear arms.
You might also like to read this: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/if2nht