We create and live in our own bubble, particularly in the United States. Most of us want a clean, safe bubble and do what we can to shape our lives in the direction of the ideal bubble. Out there in the wide world, a lot of people barely exist, not being born in a place with clean water and other resources, or live in a war zone. War zones can be as large as a country, or as small as a neighborhood. If these people make it into adulthood, they often watch their children die. Hunger is just as vicious a death as a bullet or a bomb.
After yesterday's tragedy in Connecticut, I'm having a difficult time putting it all into perspective. Any perspective would do right now, but I'm sitting here feeling gut-punched. These murdering sprees are happening often enough that you hear people saying, "Not again!" repeatedly. Yes, it has happened again, and it's going to keep happening as long as these horrible weapons are available. Will a shooting with even more victims have to happen to get the automatic firearms out of our society? What magnitude will the numbers have to reach before our government, with our support, takes on the gun lobby?
After yesterday's tragedy in Connecticut, I'm having a difficult time putting it all into perspective. Any perspective would do right now, but I'm sitting here feeling gut-punched. These murdering sprees are happening often enough that you hear people saying, "Not again!" repeatedly. Yes, it has happened again, and it's going to keep happening as long as these horrible weapons are available. Will a shooting with even more victims have to happen to get the automatic firearms out of our society? What magnitude will the numbers have to reach before our government, with our support, takes on the gun lobby?
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