After every mass shooting in the United States the question is always asked, will this be the event that turns the tide and changes Americans views on gun control?
Sadly, every time the answer is no.
In Las Vegas recently, when machine gun fire erupted at a country music concert from a well fortified shooter perched high atop a hotel room, many thought, how about now?
Nothing.
And why would there be action taken, when nothing happened after innocent young children were slaughtered in their school at Sandy Hook?
Instead, Americans justify their love affair with the gun by blaming mental health or quoting the constitution. Too bad they don’t love each other as much as they do their weapons.
If Americans spent half as much time talking about gun control as they do about their fear of terrorism, the problem would be licked by now — especially if you consider that more Americans kill each other with guns then any terrorist ever has or will.
How ironic, then, that, it’s the kids who seem to care more about this issue than the grown ups. It’s the students who holding ‘lie-ins,’ it’s the students who are protesting, it’s that students who are demanding change.
Could momentum be shifting as students start to mobilize through social media and do what their parents have been unable to: protect the kids?
Before politicians and lawmakers blow off this young movement, they should understand that it won’t be long before these kids are all old enough to vote — if they can live that long.
Scott Thompson hosts The Scott Thompson Show! on Global News Radio 900 CHML and is a commentator for Global News.
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