Stop the Violence

More violence.  More shootings.  It seems to be happening every day.

The whole purpose of this blog is to talk about the good around us.  I want to show you our heroes.  I want to write about people making a positive difference.  The mass shootings cannot be ignored though and something must be done.  

I'll begin by saying that I don't have all the answers, but perhaps we need to look outside our country at what others are doing.  Nowhere in the world do mas shootings take place day after day after day.  We seem to be outraged for a few days, and then we forget all about it.

Two years ago Congress allocated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health in order to study gun violence. Have they found anything helpful yet? Yesterday on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked if gun violence is a public health issue. "I mean, in this last month, it's just been horrifying," he replied. "How can you say that's not a public health issue?"  What's going to be done though?

This isn't new by any means.  The COVID-19 pandemic did slow the violence last year, but it didn't stop.  Now it seems to be increasing.  Let me ask you for your opinions.  What should be done?  Let us hear from you.