found online by Raymond
From nojo at Stinque:
What’s it like knowing that more people have died this year in school shootings than serving in the military?
In 1974, at age fifteen, we were already plenty cynical — by nature, and because of the times. But we were lucky: Nothing new about crooked politicians, nothing personal about diminishing resources. Nobody was trying to kill us, and nobody would have complained if action was contemplated to prevent it. The NRA as we know it today had yet to corrupt our leaders and our values.
We didn’t grow up with a target on our back. Today’s kids do. And they know it. And they know nothing will be done to stop it.