Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Jacksonville- and America's ongoing gun issue

When I first heard of the shooting at the Jacksonville Madden Tournament, I was appalled. But that feeling faded quickly, and was replaced with indifference, which in turn caused anger. You see, I was a victim of a dangerous phenomena- acclimatization to mass shootings. This is a serious problem in America today. It seems that every time we have a shooting, It takes up media space for a week, there's a push for reform, and then it all falls to pieces. I'm passionate about this topic because there are so many cases at this point where stricter mental health laws for gun purchase and lower caliber weapons available to the public could have saved lives by preventing shootings altogether, or lessening the death count. Something needs to change. The media needs to put pressure on politicians to do better for our people.

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