While the gunman didnt shoot anyone but himself, it was a wake-up call. My belief that gun violence only happens to other people in other parts of the country changed on Monday night. If you believe that your hometown or your family are immune from gun violence, you are wrong. It will touch your life at some point, if it hasnt already. New details on NJ mall shooter High-profile shootings: the new normal? Are we going to simply accept this fate or change public policy to save lives? We live in a nation where schoolteachers are not only charged with educating children but with putting their lives on the line to save them. We saw that just a few weeks ago in a small Nevada town and of course with the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary school last year. It used to be that most parents greatest fear was that something bad would happen to their children as they walked to and from school. But with the rash of school shootings, it seems that the walk back and forth may be the safest part of the school day. Look, if youre OK with about 30,000 people being killed in this country each year by guns: Stop reading this. But for the rest of us, its time we change the conversation from the idea of gun control to one of public health -- a public health crisis. If a disease killed more than 30,000 Americans each year, including lots of children, we would be united in our resolve to find a cure. We need to have some effective approach to the epidemic. Here are a few suggestions:...
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 10:05:00 +0000
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