I know I don’t normally begin my articles that way because there seems to be so much to be unhappy about all the time and it does make for more interesting reading.
Of course we have all been reading about all the troubles with the youth of today, i.e. drugs, sex, crime and all the others, but it certainly made me feel good to see the many, many young people willing to give of their time and effort to reach out to our legislators and let them know just how dangerous and threatening our current gun laws are.
It seems just a short time ago when local legislators attempted to create a ban on bringing weapons to our public parks. Who could possibly be opposed to that? How about the NRA? (No Rules At all) Of course, they see no problems with having guns anywhere and everywhere, including teachers in our schools, and no doubt soon the students as well.
What could better protect us from a crazy shooter then for everyone to have their own weapon and just begin firing at anyone who looks like they may be a possible threat. As I recall with the recent Parkland shootings, the shooter blended in perfectly with all the other students as did his brother who was arrested recently as well. I guess with all of the teachers having their own weapons it might make sense for everyone to begin shooting at everyone who looks like they may be a possible threat. Hoo boy!
What makes me happy is to see the effort being put forward by all of these children in schools to minimize the possible influence the NRA may have on future legislation. What could a bunch of kids do