What If Nothing Happens For Gun
Control?
People have short memories for a lot
of tragedies. After the Sandy Hook
Elementary School shooting there were calls for gun control. After the latest Florida shootings there are
calls for gun control. For the most
part, politicians who take money from the NRA try a “wait it out”
strategy. After a few weeks the national
news on the issue dies down. How much do
you hear about the Las Vegas massacre today?
Only a few events maintain a lasting news cycle, Sep 11 being one of
them. The school shootings, a few days of non-stop
news them it starts to faded. Of course
this is at the national level. On the
local level it can go on for a long time.
However, the local level is not where the policy is made.
Politicians at the state and national
level will give lip service to gun control but in the end will do all they can
to maintain status quo because that is what the NRA wants. That may sound
cynical but it is how things have gone to date.
There is tremendous energy by the youth at the Florida High School to
impact change. So far, their efforts have not driven the Florida Legislature to
change much.
Gun control should be a big issue for
the mid-term elections in November. It
will interesting to see if it is and how many people are elected who support strong
gun control. The NRA has its war chest
to oppose any and all who even use the word gun control. It is time to fight the NRA on sensible gun
laws. Or, we just accept the slaughter
of kids in school as just a part of a “free” society and the 2nd amendment.
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