Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: I was recently accused by a gunner here on DU of [View all]WinstonSmith4740
(3,155 posts)I agree there has to be a long term change of heart, but I think it's beginning. People have had enough of this bullshit protection of a gun that has no other purpose than to kill as many people as possible, in as short amount of time as possible, in the hands of an untrained person.
But I do think the tide is beginning to turn. I look at it this way. I'm a boomer. When we were kids, we were taught to duck under our desks, put our heads down, and cover them with our hands. Even as 8 year olds, we knew that wasn't going to protect us from any kind of bomb, much less a nuke,. We grew up to be the most adamantly anti-war generation ever. These kids today are learning how to "protect" themselves from lunatic gunmen. Those Sandy Hook kids are approaching voting age. The Stoneman-Douglas kids are there already. They're done with "thoughts and prayers" and "it's too early to talk about" which of course morphs immediately into "that's the past, we must move on." I may never see it, but I have faith the next generation will solve this problem.