I don't know why this time, unlike last time, or the time before, or the time before, is different. Another mass killing spree. Another deranged shooter. But it is different, because this time, the purity of the 5 and 6 year old victims are magnified by their manifest innocence. And the heroism of the adults that defended their tiny charges speaks testaments to their valor.
Their innocence demands, requires, insists, that they did not die in vain.
We can't hide behind the tired excuses anymore. We can't simply shrug and say, "nothing can be done", because ... of course ... something can be done. Something must be done.
According to Second Amendment as interpreted by the Supreme Court, we can't ban firearms outright. But the right to bear arms is not absolute and we can, through our elected representatives seek to balance the right to bear arms with the rights of the innocents. We can, at least, reduce the carnage.
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