\u201cGive sorrow words, the grief that does not speak knits up the o\u2019er wrought heart and bids it break.\u201d
\n\u2014W. Shakespeare in Macbeth<\/p>\n
The past two news weeks carried much gun-related violence news. A headline in the Saipan Tribune this past Monday, April 17, 2023: \u201cDOC chief recalls service firearms.\u201d Two editorial headlines on the Opinion page of the same date in the Saipan Tribune read: \u201cThe gun debate isn\u2019t hopeless. Just look at Tennessee,\u201d \u201cWe can\u2019t be speechless about school shootings.\u201d Find them and read them for updates on the Tennessee Three.<\/p>\n
Some facts divulged in recent news articles and TV interviews: Some from Mr. Guttenberg, father of a daughter murdered in the Connecticut Parkland School slaughter 19 years ago: Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children and young adults.<\/p>\n
In Akron, Ohio, eight cops shot 94 bullets at Jayland Walker, 46 bullets hit his body. He was handcuffed after he was down.<\/p>\n
The cause for them stopping him was that a license plate light bulb was out on the rear of his car. A grand jury recently determined the eight officers were justified in their action. No charges were filed.<\/p>\n
Nineteen years ago 2% of guns sold in the U.S. were AR 15s. In 2022 AR 15\u2019s are 25% of all guns sold in the United States.<\/p>\n
Please feel free to fact check any statements made in this article.<\/p>\n
In the litany that follows I use \u201cCall and Response\u201d and \u201cVoice One and Voice Two\u201d techniques:<\/p>\n
AR-15 Assault Rifles: American Reality
\n(15+ targets by American assassins, a litany of sorrow)<\/p>\n
public elementary schools – can you name two?
\nChristian elementary schools – Covenant, three 9 year olds
\npublic middle schools \u2013 can you name two?
\npublic high schools \u2013 can you name the most recent?
\ncolleges and universities \u2013 can you name two?
\nChristian churches \u2013 can you name two?
\nJewish temples \u2013 remember Pittsburgh?
\ngrocery and liquor stores \u2013 can you name two?
\nnightclubs \u2013 NYC ? and Florida?
\nbanks \u2013 most recently Georgia?
\npublic parks \u2013 can you name two?
\ncity streets \u2013 can you name two cities?
\nmusic celebrations \u2013 Las Vegas and ?
\n15 places I missed \u2013 can you name two?
\nHow many assassins used AR 15s? name two.<\/p>\n
Call, Voice One; Response, Voice Two<\/p>\n
Gun Deaths Second Amendment Breaths
\n(Sonnet in the Saipan Tribune on April 16, 2018)<\/p>\n
Death across dark waters death throughout the land
\nDeath despite our laws big guns in the wrong hands
\nDeath across the oceans death on ships on high seas
\nOff the Horn of Africa pirates do as they please
\nIn schools churches campuses and shopping malls
\nLunatics slaughter innocents bounce bullets off walls
\nTeenagers lead demonstrations across the nation
\nCongress drags its legal feet in partisan frustration
\nMeanwhile where will the next gun slaughter be
\nWho will take the blame for this senseless tragedy
\nThere are many different answers to this question
\nWhich all bring up more problems and suggestions
\nThe Second Amendment needs clarification today
\nSupport legislation that takes assault rifles away.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t seem like much has changed since 2018. Today is April 19, 2023. Three 9-year-olds and three adults were shot and killed last week in a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. Weapon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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