Saturday, December 15, 2012

A Timeline Of Mass Shootings In The US Since Columbine

A Timeline Of Mass Shootings In The US Since Columbine: On Friday morning, 27 people were reportedly shot and killed at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. According to sources, 18 of these casualties were children. This is the second mass shooting in the US this week, after a gunman opened fire in an Oregon shopping mall on Tuesday, killing 2. ABC News reports [...]/p

*Missing from the article: All the Chicago shootings, Brookfield, Wisconsin shooting, Tinley Park, Illinois shooting, and I am sure if we dig a little further, we will be able to list more. That said, it is time to act America! I am sick and tired of having to watch the news (or should I say, the views), sensationalize for ratings the tragic stories of massacre shootings in the country. Conversely, three days after my "mental illness" post, another senseless massacre takes place.  If we are to have an honest discussion on the topic of mass shootings, it cannot only be about GUNS...we have to discuss "MENTAL ILLNESS" too!!! More to the point, "enough discussion, it is time for sane individuals to ban together and ACT!!!"
My prayer's go out to the families of the tragic stories above.  America, what say you on the repeatedly guns & mental illness tragedies, and what action will we take as the result of the above massacres? I'm just saying...

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