Tag: Guns
Why Lamenting Gun Violence Should Absolutely Lead to More Questions
The call no one wants to get at 1 am on Monday morning, “We are closing school because of a suspected threat.” On May 23rd, this is the call I received. Then on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022, a teenager opened fire on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. On Wednesday, May 25th, I sobbed in ...Fade To Black
Imagine, there's still milk, juice, and snacks for the week in 17 refrigerators once fresh, but now soured.Guns, Kids, Safety, And Confusion
On November 30th, 2021, approximately 30 miles from my home a High School student brought a gun to school and opened fire on his classmates in Oxford, MI. Not the first school shooting to break my heart and send tense waves of anxiety through my body, but the first so close to home. It is ...Can We Talk About Gun Control Now?
In the first 45 days of 2018, there have already been 18 incidents involving active shooters on school grounds in the United States. The latest incident involved a high school in South Florida. Students flooded social media on Valentine’s Day with videos of themselves barricaded in classrooms. Gunfire and screams echoed in the background. Parents ...
