19 children were killed in the 27th school shooting this year in the US. A country that could soon ban abortion in more than half its states. atehjewel
Read MorePerhaps that's the point: it doesn’t make sense because it’s about power, control and dominance. Can you imagine the same legislation around reproductive rights being applied to cisgender men? Of course not, we're inThe same archaic adages about how “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” are sure to make an appearance.
And yet, in countries where there are stricter gun control laws, there are far less school shootings. Similarly, in countries where abortion is fully legalised and available, women are less likely to die from unsafe, unregulated abortion procedures. Instead of protecting innocent children and people against this level of violence with stricter gun control laws, young children are taught drills, how to hide, how to jump out of windows and not make a sound. Rather than taking responsibility, politicians who vote against gun control are contributing to a culture where children are responsible for saving their own lives. The parallels with restrive abortion legislation is clear: if abortions are criminalised, the harsh realities and necessities of having an illegal abortion will fall firmly on women's shoulders.The language used around describing these shooters is also dripping hypocrisy and micro aggressions. Ramos is already being described as a bullied loner who loved violent computer games. He should be described as a teenage domestic terrorist who was failed by a system which allows teens to buy assault weapons on their 18th birthday. I’m sick of people being shocked. It’s not shocking that the system is broken and we need concrete policy change and action. Can we have a frank discussion about the realities and limitations of the pro-life movement? Can we finally admit guns are incompatible with being pro-life? It’s nothing to do with freedom and everything to do with power and control, in the same way supposedly pro-life, anti-abortion activism is a creeping extension of power onto women's bodies. According to the BBC, President Biden has said: "Why do we keep letting this happen…Why are we willing to live with this carnage…..As a nation we have to ask, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God’s name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done?” I honestly don’t know what it will take. I’m sick of this slaughter, it’s disgusting. Those parents on the school run seeing this happen to their babies. Enough is enough.
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