14, February 2019 Parkland Shooting – repeal the
Second Amendment
February 14, 2018 marks the anniversary of the
massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School—the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that stirred a nation’s
outrage at the epidemic of gun violence. The shooter, armed with a military
style semiautomatic AR-15 gunned down 17 students, staff and teachers in just
three minutes. Several of the students who survived rose to national prominence
taking aim at the “hall of shame” - the NRA and the politicians who put profit over
people’s lives. Sadly, “Never again” becomes the rallying cry after each mass
shooting. The nation owes a debt of
gratitude to the organizers of “March for Our Lives” who mobilized the youth
vote nationwide for the midterm elections and nearly defeated the pro-gun
candidates in the Parkland students’ home state of Florida. Nearly 1,200 children have died from gun
violence in the year following the Parkland shooting. That’s three to four a
day. This is a national outrage. It is time we take aim at the real villain,
the SECOND AMENDMENT. This was relevant at the birth of our nation when states had legitimate fears
of an overbearing tyrannical federal government but has no place in today’s society. Retired Supreme Court
Justice, John Paul Stevens
is a vigorous advocate for repealing the Second Amendment. We should heed his
wise words. Finally, it is time we demand revocation of the NRA’s non-profit
status.
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