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Is it necessary to turn every mass shooting into a political tool to push gun control (read details)?
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May 9th, 2019
I have asked a question like this before, but this time I want to frame it around a specific recent event:
The students at STEM School Highlands Ranch, who experienced a mass shooting at their campus on Tuesday, are refusing to let their tragedy be politicized.
Last night a vigil was held to mourn Kendrick Castillo, the one casualty of the shooting. However, it soon became clear that the speakers were not mourning students, but politicians and gun control advocates who were trying to turn the tragedy into a political statement. Angry students walked out in protest and had their own impromptu vigil outside the main venue and refused to talk to journalists.
Personally, I applaud these students. It’s not easy to navigate the BS and the noise, but they’re trying.
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