Did you know….

Did you know that as of February 23rd there have been 85 mass shootings in the US since January 1st! The year got off with a literal bang in 6 different mass shooting locations in 5 different states on January 1st, too per Gun Violence Archive
( https://www.gunviolencearchive.org ).

That number of 85 mass shootings is bigger than the number of days of 2023 by 31. There were only 9 days thus far in 2023 that were mass shooting free days.

I wonder what today will bring?

Each time I see yet another incident on the news I do wonder if it will ever stop! We get all worked up after an incident occurs after more life is lost at the hand of a gun wielding assailant. Voices cry out for change and possibilities are suggested. And then life goes on and we go about our day…till the next one that is.

So far in spite of lots of talk nothing has changed and I know if nothing changes nothing changes.

No one is safe or immune from being a victim of gun violence. Doesn’t matter if you are tucked away at home or head to the grocery store or attend a church service or are in school or go to a large outdoor gathering or shop in a mall. Doesn’t matter if you live in a big city or small town, or if you are an adult or a child either. We are all potential targets.

I wish I had a magic want to swish it all away and fix whatever is broken and contributes to this rather complex problem. I don’t pretend to know what all the contributing factors or possible solutions entail. I just know it is a rather big problem growing bigger too with each day and each shooting and each life senselessly lost.

I only hope we don’t grow immune to the pain, to the outrage and fear we feel. I only hope someday very soon we can come together as a country to determine all that needs to be changed and fix what needs to be fixed to stop and prevent more mass shootings and deaths and changed forever lives and finally “Just Do It” as the old Niki slogan suggests! Its goanna take us all to resolve this one.

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