Yet another mass killing; this time in Orlando, Fla., and it is the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. And here we still are, as a nation, with guns being sold online or at gun shows in many states without thorough background checks, military-grade guns being sold to everyday citizens, and guns easily available to the dangerously mentally ill.
Some make the argument that every bill or law that is proposed will not stop the last shooting or won’t stop all of the shootings. How is that any kind of argument? What if we had taken that stance on cancer? Waiting around until we found the “perfect cure”? Both guns and cancer kill people. In fact, guns kill over 33,000 people every year.
Every one of us who really cares can act. Find out who your legislators are and call or write them. Attend their town halls, stand up, and ask them, “What is your stance on military-grade guns’ being sold to everyday citizens?” Ask, “What specific laws do you support to keep guns out of the hands of the seriously dangerous person?” Make them answer your questions. Then, when you go to the polls, vote accordingly. Become a single-issue voter, because in the end, isn’t the life of your loved ones more important than anything else?
