A generation ago, the mass shooting of innocent civilians was an news event. These days, it is just another headline.
Since the Atlanta shooting last month, it has become a weekly event. This week there two mass shootings: one in South Carolina and one in Bryan, Texas. On Wednesday, President Biden announced a series of executive actions to try to put a stop to this continuing senseless loss of life.
Does it go far enough in my mind? No. But it is a necessary first step that should have been taken long ago. I can only imagine how many lives could have been saved had the Clinton administration acted after Columbine. But they didn’t and neither has subsequent Presidential administrations up now.
This is not about the 2nd Amendment. While I have never been interesting in hunting as a hobby, if that is what another person does in their spare time, that is their right. But there is a difference between being of sound mind and legally owning a hunting rifle because that is what one enjoys doing and killing strangers with a firearm that is meant for the battlefield.
The problem is that any potential gun control legislation would be deadlocked in Congress. The only option Biden has is executive action. I wish that it was not the truth, but it is.
The question I have is why does it take 20+ years and hundreds of live lost for the politicians at the national level to finally do something?
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Writergurlny 
Amen, sister!
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As an outsider looking at the news out of the U.S., a few weeks back, I found myself wondering when – not if – mass shootings would be on the rise again, now that more people are getting vaccinated all the time. I’m sad to see I was right in thinking it was inevitable. I hope these actions work. No one should have to live in constant fear of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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