As long as people keep electing pro-gun, pro-NRA, anti-gun-control Republicans to Congress, there will never be any restrictions or limitations on gun ownership, assault rifles and high-capacity ammo magazines will never be banned, HIPAA restrictions will never be lifted and angry hateful lunatics will never be institutionalized and will continue to go on shooting sprees.
Parkland students captivated the nation but will their message resonate on election day?
Los Angeles Times, Nov 2 2018 11:45 AM
They’ve held hundreds of rallies including a massive gathering on the National Mall, appeared with Trevor Noah and other late-night television hosts and challenged elected officials to face-to-face debate. But nine months after the teenage students from Parkland, Florida were thrust to the fore of America’s daily political discourse following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, their calls for gun control, and for registering and turning out young voters, have been largely overtaken by the nation’s daily crush of controversies.
While the effort they ignited was viewed early on as a possible tipping point, even the slaying of 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue last weekend with weapons that included an assault rifle triggered a muted response concerning gun control. Yet as Tuesday’s midterm election looms, the students who launched the national movement known as March For Our Lives have remained undeterred, traveling to dozens of college campuses and registering voters while keeping gun control at the forefront of their pitch. They remain confident that even if they have personally receded from the national spotlight, their message continues to resonate.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...018-story.html