It's a heartbreaking day here in So. Fla.
In that anyone who is a professional in Broward County knows people who live in the Coral Springs/Parkland area. It is an upscale area where lots of people live that are in my profession and the professions I serve. I have been hearing stories all day from parents, neighbors of parents, and even someone who has met the shooter.
It shakes the foundation we are on. But we also need to remember that it isn't only kids in the Columbines and Stoneman-Douglas High School that are victims. There are countless youthful victims of gun violence who don't get the thoughts and prayers of the politicians and community leaders and are forgotten as soon as they are shot:
Gun injuries and deaths among Florida kids have spiked. One child is shot every 17 hours:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article134487764.html
