Ilana Wilesのインスタグラム(mommyshorts) - 8月5日 11時42分

This is a photo of the Empire State Building going dark to honor the people who died in a mass shooting. But it wasn’t taken tonight. I remember seeing it and saving it after another mass shooting several months ago. I cannot tell you which mass shooting it was, because there have been so many of them since. There have been 252 mass shootings in the US this year, to be exact. Although according to my google search, that statistic was posted 17 hours ago, so it might have already increased. After the mass shooting in New Zealand, they passed gun control laws six days later. But today I am hearing so many Americans blame mental illness. Well, there are mental health problems in other countries and none of them have as many mass shootings as we do. There are also tons of women with mental health issues and I don’t see any of them going on mass shooting sprees. I heard people are blaming video games. Well, Japan plays more video games than anyone and they don’t have a mass shooting problem. They don’t have nearly as many guns though 🤷🏻‍♀️ The NYTimes just released a study that said only Yemen has a higher rate of mass shootings than the US. Yemen has the world’s 2nd-highest rate of gun ownership after the U.S, so go figure. The problem seems obvious. How do we fix it? Well, the House passed gun control legislation that requires background checks on all gun sales and supports Red Flag laws which seize guns from those who pose a real threat of violence, which sounds like a good start. Unfortunately, this bill has been sitting in the Senate for over 200 days, blocked by Mitch McConnell who is preventing it from going to a vote. Is it really that easy for our government to work against the safety of its own people? If you’d like to email your Senator to demand this bill go to a vote, I put the link to a form from @everytown in my bio. My heart breaks for everyone in El Paso, every one in Dayton, every student who has to sit through active shooter drills, every person who just wants to go to a concert, a restaurant, a store, a garlic festival without fear of getting gunned down by a radicalized male white supremacist. I am so sad and scared for our country 💔

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grndmaheidi My heart breaks for anyone that is just living and enjoying their lives and now has to explain to a child why they have active shooter drills, has to think about exit routes anywhere they go and whose breath is taken away when they hear of another shooting, mass or otherwise. Not all of these people are radicalized male white supremacists and that’s what’s scary. This person can live in your neighborhood, in your apartment building, can work with you. Stephen Paddock’s motive has never been determined and I’ve yet to see anything that says he was a radicalized male white supremacist, yet he is responsible for the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the history of the US. There is no reason for anyone besides police or military to need or own an assault weapon. Quit blaming it on mental illness, or video games, quit the finger pointing and follow the money. Both sides of the aisle need to be ashamed of themselves but they’re not, there’s to much in it for them. It’s obvious they can’t and/or won’t do their job, but how can they if they spend very little time in session. From 2001-2018 the Senate averaged 165 days in session and the House spent an average of 140 days. If they aren’t interested in actually protecting the citizens that put them there then maybe we need to start with only allowing them two terms like we do the presidency. Obviously something needs to be done and done right. Sadly, I don’t believe our politicians are concerned about doing what’s right for the people of our great nation. I’m tired of hearing who’s fault it is and isn’t, it’s all of your faults, so get to work and do what you’re paid to do or move along so someone else that does want to do right can!

alli.a.s.nj When Sandy Hook happened I thought - well this will be the one. Congress isn't going to be able to look those parents in the face without passing something. But nothing happened. Then when the Pulse shooting happened I thought - the sheer number and the fact that it happened in a battleground state like Florida will cause some change. But nothing happened. Then the Las Vegas shooting happened and it threw all the other numbers in the water with how deadly it was. I thought - this is the new worst case scenario and some pro-gun music artists are even coming out for gun control now, surely this will be the turning point. But nothing came of it. I don't know what it will take. Mass shootings are only a small percentage of gun violence but they disproportionately impact the innocent. I think individual states need their own turning points until we finally flip the Senate or until we have enough momentum in state legislatures to pass some amendments.

katherinetheresahamilton @mommyshorts Thank you for continuing to use your platform to speak out against Trump, this administration, and the negative impact racist rhetoric in the political sphere have on our country. I imagine that can’t be easy and I applauded your unwavering voice on the matter. The 7/12 episode of @nytimes The Daily podcast is very moving (can’t listen to it without crying) and helps explain a HUGE contributing factor to the US gun violence epidemic: the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). It also helps put into perspective the weight the NRA throws around on this topic. Sharing for your readers who want to learn more about this topic as we fight for *real* change to our laws.

itsmiah I do think that it is worth noting in your blog that Connor Betts, the shooter in Dayton, was not a republican he was not a trump supporter, he had very liberal views. I don’t think it’s fair to lump all these mass shooters into a group and make it seem that this is a political party problem. This is a nationwide problem, among all people. It very much is a mental health issue as well. Connor Betts had diagnosed mental health issues, he had a history of interest in violence of all kinds.. as someone who lives in Dayton I wish this could be a conversation about how to make changes not yet another debate amongst which political party is at fault.

polkadotash It seems those most opposed to gun laws are those most scared of having to change their ways. It’s so disgustingly selfish of each of those people to value their own desires of the LIVES of so many people who have died this year alone. I’m Australian and am relieved I don’t have to worry if every second person I walk past is armed. That rubbish about it taking away your freedom is just that. I am more free for living safe from guns.

athyng I was sad to once again explain to my seven year old why he has to stay close to me in stores and basically everywhere we go. He starts 2nd grade in a couple weeks which means back to active shooter drills. In kinder and 1st the kids thought they were hiding from animals and that it was a fun game. Heart breaking every time he came home telling about the fun game they played.

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