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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpare a thought for the families and friends of the victims of
that Valentines Day slaughter at Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Spare a thought for the families and friends of the victims of (Original Post)
malaise
Feb 2022
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Deuxcents
(16,199 posts)1. Never forget this..ever
William769
(55,146 posts)2. ...
FalloutShelter
(11,861 posts)3. Thanks for posting this Mal.
Never forget.
bdamomma
(63,847 posts)4. another
miserable sacrifice of young life, because of guns.
Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)6. In remembrance....
mercuryblues
(14,531 posts)8. .
wendyb-NC
(3,325 posts)9. Never ever forget
That was a terrible day. It still is, so much loss, and lasting harm from gun violence. The 2nd amendment needs to be amended. The interpretation forbids any common sense guardrails.
PortTack
(32,762 posts)10. Never forget!!
rhiannon55
(2,671 posts)11. My heart breaks for those kids and their families and friends
My heart breaks for everyone who's life has been shattered by gun violence.
When will we ever learn?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)12. Thank you for this sad reminder, my dear malaise...
My heart goes out to all those bereaved families and friends.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,176 posts)13. Statement by President Biden Four Years After the Parkland Shooting
Link to tweet
On February 14th, 2018, a gunman stole the lives of 14 students and 3 educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. It was the deadliest high school shooting in a nation with far too many of them, and it left another community and our country shattered by grief.
On this difficult day, we mourn with the Parkland families whose lives were upended in an instant; who had to bury a piece of their soul deep in the earth. We pray too for those still grappling with wounds both visible and invisible. And, as we remember those lost in Parkland, we also stand with Americans in every corner of our country who have lost loved ones to gun violence or had their lives forever altered by a shooting, in tragedies that made headlines and in ones that did not.
Out of the heartbreak of Parkland a new generation of Americans all across the country marched for our lives and towards a better, safer America for us all. Together, this extraordinary movement is making sure that the voices of victims and survivors and responsible gun owners are louder than the voices of gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.
My Administration stands with those working to end this epidemic of gun violence. I have put forward a comprehensive plan to reduce gun crime that includes curbing the proliferation of ghost guns, cracking down on gun dealers who willfully violate the law, issuing model extreme risk protection order legislation for states, and promoting safe firearm storage, among other efforts. The Department of Justice is also helping more cities adopt smart law enforcement models like the one I recently saw in New York City, in which federal, state, and local law enforcement work together to share intelligence and remove shooters from our streets.
Ive asked Congress to pass a budget that provides an additional half billion dollars for proven strategies we know reduce violent crime accountable community policing and community violence interventions. I have also requested increased funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshals. And Congress must do much more beginning with requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers.
We can never bring back those weve lost. But we can come together to fulfill the first responsibility of our government and our democracy: to keep each other safe. For Parkland, for all those weve lost, and for all those left behind, it is time to uphold that solemn obligation.
On this difficult day, we mourn with the Parkland families whose lives were upended in an instant; who had to bury a piece of their soul deep in the earth. We pray too for those still grappling with wounds both visible and invisible. And, as we remember those lost in Parkland, we also stand with Americans in every corner of our country who have lost loved ones to gun violence or had their lives forever altered by a shooting, in tragedies that made headlines and in ones that did not.
Out of the heartbreak of Parkland a new generation of Americans all across the country marched for our lives and towards a better, safer America for us all. Together, this extraordinary movement is making sure that the voices of victims and survivors and responsible gun owners are louder than the voices of gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.
My Administration stands with those working to end this epidemic of gun violence. I have put forward a comprehensive plan to reduce gun crime that includes curbing the proliferation of ghost guns, cracking down on gun dealers who willfully violate the law, issuing model extreme risk protection order legislation for states, and promoting safe firearm storage, among other efforts. The Department of Justice is also helping more cities adopt smart law enforcement models like the one I recently saw in New York City, in which federal, state, and local law enforcement work together to share intelligence and remove shooters from our streets.
Ive asked Congress to pass a budget that provides an additional half billion dollars for proven strategies we know reduce violent crime accountable community policing and community violence interventions. I have also requested increased funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshals. And Congress must do much more beginning with requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers.
We can never bring back those weve lost. But we can come together to fulfill the first responsibility of our government and our democracy: to keep each other safe. For Parkland, for all those weve lost, and for all those left behind, it is time to uphold that solemn obligation.
malaise
(268,979 posts)14. Thanks for this
I will never forget that day