It was 3 weeks ago last Friday that 26 lives were snuffed out in the blink of an eye. When this happened people were shocked and outraged and talk turned to finally looking at addressing gun control issues in this country. Well, here we are 3 weeks later and the media has moved on to other stories and most people have moved on as well. What about the parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents and friends of these 26 souls who are struggling to come to terms with the unspeakable? They cannot move on and yet here the rest of are going about our business and getting back to normal. I know that I have shed tears over these children and continue to feel that I must do something to try to make a difference so that we are not sitting here in a month, 6 months or a year after another mass shooting wondering why we never did anything. I wish that I had an answer as to what we can do to make change, I am open to suggestions. I have been haunted by one little boy, Noah Pozner, as he looks a lot like my son. One small thing that I have done is to make sure that I can remember the names of some of the children who died and I have promised myself that I would not utter the name of the perpetrator of this crime. So, like I said I am searching for ways to make sure that these children did not die in vain. I welcome suggestions. Let’s all hope for a peaceful and positive 2013!
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