SUPPORT, SUSTAIN AND STRENGTHEN
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

By Stephen Wilson

 

A bus tour is going to begin on 15th June in Chicago from Saint Sabina Academy

to mark an escalation of the campaign for proper and prudent gun protection

enforcement. The tour sets out on a 60 day journey with 75 stops.

They definitely deserve our moral, spiritual and active assistance.

 

The survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school massacre which claimed 17

victims last February have decided to embark on a special bus tour around

major American cities to canvass support for their campaign for proper gun control

enforcement. The marchers are calling for much stricter controls of guns,

background checks on people purchasing guns as well as to challenge indifferent

politicians who are only interested in towing the line of the gun lobby to hang on

to power. The Minister of Education, Betsy Devos, stated that the new school

shooting panel will not consider any gun control measures or even study the role

of gun in school safety. Strange as it may seem, politicians don't even conceal

their stark indifference. As some people in Glasgow might say: "Those politicians

would not piss on you if you were on fire". So it comes as no surprise that

one of the tactics of the campaign will be to unseat such politicians who don't or

won't take action to implement much stronger gun control.

Time might be on the side of the campaigners. As many as 4 million people turn

18 this year and their potential vote could well make a difference. That is if they

can be persuaded to use their vote! Many young Americans can not be bothered

to turn out and vote . In fact, only an estimated one out of five between the age of

18-24 voted. However, public pressure can make a difference as shown by the

fact that already new legislation in Florida was passed raising the age of firearms

purchase to 21 as well as strengthening mental health background checks.

 

The ferocity of the backlash against campaigning students is something else.

Rather than applauding and assisting the initiative of wise students, there has

been a massive campaign to smear and blacken the reputation of students.

Much of this is just cheap, crude and vulgar insults that have no place in a

forum of rational debate. Those allegations are so crude they represent an

insult to human intelligence. As if a person's school grades has any relevant

connection to the more urgent need to save human lives! The supporters

of gun lobby should be instead, asking themselves whether they have more

bullets than brains?

Many people from Britain and Russia wholeheartedly support the marchers

wishing them the best. They ardently admire their efforts. Many Russians are

often shocked to learn just how lax the gun laws in America are and often

think that I'm making up a joke that it is easier for a young man to buy a

gun in America than a glass of beer. "You should not make up black jokes

like this Stephen. You are very cruel! We are talking about the lives of people". \

But no, it was no joke!