Friday, November 9, 2018

When?

Watching a devastated heartbroken father's gut-wrenching news conference addressing his 22-year old son's shooting death, one of 11-Southern California victims, I cannot help but wonder WHEN...WHEN will the leaders of this nation address these frequent mass murders of our civilians by our OWN people. Please understand that I am not dumping this at Trump's feet, instead I see it as Congress' responsibility..

I am not interested in re-hashing the gun control debate. And I don't want to hear attacks on the NRA or poppycock about mental illness or guns don't kill but people kill or the idiotic notion that 'if everybody was armed with guns we could stop the shooter.' Anybody with average intelligence should agree that both mental illness and gun availability contribute 100% to these senseless killings.

Instead we must listen to the hysterical fear-mongering language, which demeans immigrants 'invading' our nation with "bad people," "thugs" and "terrorist." Can we put aside the divisive political rhetoric and address OUR NATION'S problem with mentally ill people capable of getting guns?

While the President begs for a border wall and sends thousands of military troops to the Mexico  border to stave off the immigrants marching towards America seeking safety and a better life,  Americans (inside our borders) are killing one another in churches, synagogues, school buildings, theaters, bars, restaurants and dance venues. While people lock horns over a woman's choice, our children, brothers-sisters, parents and neighbors are getting murdered by folks who look like us.

When...WHEN will fools like you and me (from the left and right) stop bickering on Facebook about 'who is right' and with one voice demand that our elected government officials 'GET IT RIGHT?'

As the saying goes: "Keep doing the same thing or keep doing nothing...you should expect the same results."
(Touch)
Stop The Killing

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