I was a kid when a classmate was shot and killed. That trauma lasts.
. That’s a huge number, and it only takes into account students and school-based incidents. Consider how that count grows when you start looking at other shootings involving children and the full scope of people affected by them.The phrase “ripple effect” is commonly used to describe how trauma spreads outward from random shootings, but it’s not quite the right analogy. When ripples end, calm resumes.
He explained in his email that he was searching online for information about the incident when he found a column I wrote several years ago about Blanca. In it, I shared how it wasn’t until I was an adult that I learned the shooting affected more than our middle school. It fueled federal legislation and led to the creation of special law enforcement units.“I’m not even sure why I’m writing you,” read the photographer’s email, which he gave me permission to share with you.
Lawmakers held the power 30 years ago to do something substantial about the country’s gun problem, and they hold the power now.
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