American Nightmare

A father hid his young son in a dumpster as he searched for the rest of his family amid rapid gun fire… A war zone? No. Just another day in the US.

Source: American Nightmare – CounterPunch.org

AOC: gun control

“For all the billions and trillions that this body authorizes in the name of National Security, we can’t even keep our kids safe from their schools being turned into a war zone.”

Following testimony from victims of the Buffalo & Uvalde shootings, Rep. AOC spoke on gun reform ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/f5pmY8Hbqt
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) June 8, 2022

Murphy Suggests Expanded Background Checks Off Table in Senate Gun Control Talks

“Twenty-eight mass shootings in less than two weeks since Uvalde and we can’t even get background checks included in a bipartisan gun reform package,” said one progressive political strategist.

Source: Murphy Suggests Expanded Background Checks Off Table in Senate Gun Control Talks

Real Change Will Bubble Up Not Trickle Down

Change is not going to come from leaders leading, it is going to come from us making it in their self-interest to enact those changes.

Source: Opinion | Real Change Will Bubble Up Not Trickle Down | Michael J. Illuzzi

19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America’s relentless gun violence

A school shooting in a small Texas town was almost as deadly as the worst such event in US history. Such shootings have increased in frequency over the last few years.

Source: 19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting – 3 essential reads on America’s relentless gun violence