Dreaded G-Word

Originally published in the Greensboro News and Record on June 10, 2022

I am heartbroken and angry that we have to use the word “negotiations” to describe the work of the members of Congress trying to decide on measure that could save thousands of lives in our county every year. They are negotiating proposals to help prevent even more deaths from gun violence, even if GOP members purposely avoid the word “gun” and measures affecting guns. This should not be a negotiation. It should be second nature for lawmakers to stop lives from being lost violently – they are here to serve us, not an industry. I ask that every citizen find out where you congressional members stand on commonsense gun reform and, if they are in denial about guns as a factor and if guns are not their priority, vote them out of office and put in someone who is willing to make laws to protect us, not guns.