Homicides are the #1 cause of death for children in the United States. “The overwhelming majority of those homicides are carried out with guns. In 2022, firearms killed more children and teens, ages 1 to 17, than any other cause including car crashes and cancer.” In the U.S., the gun death rate in that age … More The threat of a school shooting in my community
Today is Palm Sunday, a day when people celebrate Jesus as the Prince of Peace. While I am not a Christian, I’m joining today’s Peace Walk and praying (in my own way) that we be filled by the spirit of peace, the will to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, and to love our neighbors … More As we walk for peace today, I’m thinking about Jillian Robbins again.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about this because I knew a shooter, Jillian Robbins. Not really well. We were in math class. I remember her as a generally quiet and quirky girl who wore flannel shirts and drew pictures of faeries and magical worlds. She painted a really great mural in our school, the Delta … More What if Jillian Robbins, the HUB lawn shooter, had an AR-15?
We don’t need arms races within the United States. But we have them. We need arms control in the United States. But we sorely lack it. The gun rights fundamentalists are trying to weaponize every part of American life, including schools. There are actually people, including Donald Trump, who want us to seriously consider weaponizing … More An arms race in public schools will destroy the public school system. For whose advantage?
The GOP & NRA have decided we should live in a world where guns have more protections than children & they want you to be ignorant about the effects. That’s a nightmare scenario. Quite literally, the party of family values is making us live out Slayer songs. Singer Tom Araya said, “Regardless of whatever f***ing religion … More Offspring sent out to cry, living mandatory suicide: The GOP & the NRA world is a real-life Slayer album
Next Wednesday evening, the residents of our community will wrestle with the issue of violence in America from several perspectives, with the hope and expectation that we can work toward finding areas of common ground. This is your invitation to join that conversation. Peter Buckland and Rosa Eberly’s articles on this page offer two perspectives; … More How do we reduce violence in America?
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