What has caused this escalation of gun ownership and why are people allowed to carry firearms at all?
Your question, why are such guns available, is the one on everyone’s mind this week. Advocating for better mental health care is one of the actions you can take to help protect your children and other people.
This epidemic of violence has risen to the level of a public-health issue. While the nation hunkers down into the pro- and anti-gun control camps, we need to remember that there are some things on which we can agree: What we are doing now isn’t working. We need to start funding research on gun violence – whether that’s the act of a pair of shooters at a holiday party or the accidental death of a toddler. We need to better understand what is going on and how to stop it.
While we cannot control all the dangers in the world, we can control our response to them. We don’t have to give in to the terrorists’ plan and respond by distancing ourselves further and making the world all the more divided. Educating yourself and your family about what is really dangerous is the best way to stay safe.
After 9/11, the whole world seemed to be grieving with us, just as now we stand with France.