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Sonny Cohen's avatar

I support publishing this photo. I was there. Two blocks downstream of the mayhem. Thankfully. Wearing my patriotic "Home of the Brave" t shirt and, ironically, my Ballots not Bullets button given to me by 10th Dems. Attending this celebration and trying to extract some remnant of pride in this country only to find myself running for cover from an as-yet unknown threat. The kids knew what to do because they've been trained in active shooter drills. I followed. I mean WTF? Yes, we must display the grotesque, ugly horror. Make it real, relevant and personal. Show the same leadership of Emmett Till's mother. Put terror on display until we just can't take it anymore. Because we just can't take this anymore. We are a sick country. And only we can make ourselves well. There is no cavalry coming. The political class is failing us. I'll stop here.

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Jim Reynolds's avatar

Sadly, I agree. So often the raw carnage gets whitewashed. While the stories of the tragedies are moving, a picture is worth a thousand words. If photos of the horrific scenes nationwide don't stir conscientious people to rise up to demand removal of weapons of war from everyday America, nothing will. 20M assault rifles are in private hands and the numbers are growing exponentially. Their sole purpose is human death. The 2nd Amendment has been perverted. If the Court and members of Congress want to hang their hat on defending originalism, then let's go back to single shot muskets and handguns where an expert may fire two shots a minute. We need thoughtful, independent minded, courageous representatives, not the best money can buy. VOTE.

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