"School shootings have become such a consistent feature of our society that we react to them almost casually. Only the family and friends of those involved mourn the victims. Flags are not lowered to half-mast out of respect for innocent young lives taken in places of learning and education. Politicians do not address the tragedies with compelling ideas to fix the problem."
"Unlike some people, I do not think the constant drumbeat of death and violence at our nation's schools is an acceptable price to pay for the freedom to own a private arsenal. I don't think the Second Amendment should be interpreted as a murder-suicide pact. Every life lost to gun violence is a preventable tragedy. Our country refuses to prevent it. These shootings are not inevitable. We have chosen to live this way, under the oppressive threat of gun violence. And our choices are terrible."
A teenager at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, shot two classmates and then fatally shot himself with a revolver; one victim remains in critical condition. School shootings have become normalized in society: mourning is private, flags are not lowered, and political leaders do not present plans to keep guns out of schools. These deaths are preventable, yet the nation chooses to live under an oppressive threat of gun violence rather than intervene. The Second Amendment should not be interpreted as a murder-suicide pact. A right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk, was killed during a speech and an alleged assailant was detained.
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