Noah Gecelovsky. (Photo by Danielle Gagnier)
Once again, America is struck by tragedy and horror after the shooting at the Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas. This again begins the cycle of hourly news updates, graphic videos, first-hand accounts, late night hosts trying to spread a message of love, prayer and support and the overwhelming sense that the “free world” is not as free or safe as they thought.
Perhaps James Corden phrased it best in his opening monologue the night after the shooting:
“Gun violence should not be a staple of American life,” Corden said, attempting to reason with the viewers at home. “Some say it’s too early to talk about gun control. For those victims last night, it’s far too late. I heard a commentator on the news explaining that there’s no real way to prevent lone-wolf mass shootings like this — and forgive me, as I’m just a foreigner and some of you may feel I have no place to say this — but how does every other developing country do a better job preventing these attacks?”
He continued to say that people cannot be surprised about gun violence like this happening with such a wide availability of guns.
The real question is, will anyone ever be bothered to do anything to prevent it?
According to statistics Jimmy Kimmel used from Politifact, 90 per cent of Democrats and 77 per cent of Republicans support background checks at gun shows and 89 per cent of both agree about restricting guns from the mentally ill.
In the meantime, 56 U.S. senators have voted against background checks and restricting guns from the mentally ill.
If 77 per cent of your voters want you to do something, you should probably do it if you want to be reelected.
Just recently, those 56 senators postponed the vote on a bill which could potentially deregulate silencers for guns—because the biggest problem with gun violence is the noise pollution.
All the prayers, heroism, support and love from people on social media and the news as well as from the first responders and from politicians, is in vain when the American government and the American people, continue to do nothing — not a darn thing — to prevent this kind of horrific violence from happening.
The hashtags, shares and prayers are nothing but words to distance people from the tragedy.
Freedom is the life-blood of the American dream, but when these events continue to happen — with no consequence — the blood begins to run in the streets rather than through the veins of the ones who need it.
In the last two years, the U.S. record for the largest mass-shooting has changed twice. In the last 275 days, approximately 11,686 people have died due to gun violence in America. Those 11,686 cases do not include suicides.
People call it the “free world” and other countries rely on America for protection and safety, but in reality, America has its act together about as much as a boyfriend after the breakup.
Noah Gecelovsky. (Photo by Danielle Gagnier)
Once again, America is struck by tragedy and horror after the shooting at the Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas. This again begins the cycle of hourly news updates, graphic videos, first-hand accounts, late night hosts trying to spread a message of love, prayer and support and the overwhelming sense that the “free world” is not as free or safe as they thought.
Perhaps James Corden phrased it best in his opening monologue the night after the shooting:
“Gun violence should not be a staple of American life,” Corden said, attempting to reason with the viewers at home. “Some say it’s too early to talk about gun control. For those victims last night, it’s far too late. I heard a commentator on the news explaining that there’s no real way to prevent lone-wolf mass shootings like this — and forgive me, as I’m just a foreigner and some of you may feel I have no place to say this — but how does every other developing country do a better job preventing these attacks?”
He continued to say that people cannot be surprised about gun violence like this happening with such a wide availability of guns.
The real question is, will anyone ever be bothered to do anything to prevent it?
According to statistics Jimmy Kimmel used from Politifact, 90 per cent of Democrats and 77 per cent of Republicans support background checks at gun shows and 89 per cent of both agree about restricting guns from the mentally ill.
In the meantime, 56 U.S. senators have voted against background checks and restricting guns from the mentally ill.
If 77 per cent of your voters want you to do something, you should probably do it if you want to be reelected.
Just recently, those 56 senators postponed the vote on a bill which could potentially deregulate silencers for guns—because the biggest problem with gun violence is the noise pollution.
All the prayers, heroism, support and love from people on social media and the news as well as from the first responders and from politicians, is in vain when the American government and the American people, continue to do nothing — not a darn thing — to prevent this kind of horrific violence from happening.
The hashtags, shares and prayers are nothing but words to distance people from the tragedy.
Freedom is the life-blood of the American dream, but when these events continue to happen — with no consequence — the blood begins to run in the streets rather than through the veins of the ones who need it.
In the last two years, the U.S. record for the largest mass-shooting has changed twice. In the last 275 days, approximately 11,686 people have died due to gun violence in America. Those 11,686 cases do not include suicides.
People call it the “free world” and other countries rely on America for protection and safety, but in reality, America has its act together about as much as a boyfriend after the breakup.