Bullets Seventeen dead. Coral Springs, Florida

Realizing that, as individuals, we have  this immediate power to speak out, what can we do.  It used to be a tree stump or a soap box in the town square where anyone could 'take stage' and have a say.  Thomas Paine used his broadsides and pamphlets to 'spread the word.' 

The saddest thing regarding this issue: guns, bullets, the second amendment, etc. etc. ... is that my short note that calls for the ATFE to move to track large sales of ammuntion, especially the ammo .. the bullets... may be read by a few sympathetic Facebook pals or others who stumble into this post..  and even though the ripple effect of the seventeen dead in Florida today will stay in the news for a little while, the issue of how all of us become inured to this type of thing will fade. 

I mentioned the date 10/1/17 to someone a while back and asked if they remembered that date.  The first day of October.  If you read this and do remember, you may be one of the few who may find a way to help promote changes in the way that large amounts of bullets, especially for automatic weapons, are sold.  Those members of 'well regulated militias' ..of course, are military and registered with their local and federal governments, so they would have no problem with providing information.  

Individuals rolling out of gun shows or local gun shops with thousands of rounds of ammunition simply have to make sure that their personal information is on file.  

Requiring manufacturers of bullets to mark each bullet with identification marks will allow investigators to track the movement of these bullets when they show up at another mass shooting.  Naive? Of course.  Nay sayers will make what seems to them about 'rights' and how this type of tracking is impossible. However, just making an effort to control the manufacture and sale of bullets (and, all guns, of course.. they are marked with serial numbers .. as they should be..) may be a step in the right direction.

A voice in the wilderness?  

October 1, 2017?  

December 14, 2012? 

Valentine's Day, 2018? 

Do we care?  Of course. What can we do? Tell a friend?  and mourn these needless deaths?  and with the way things are going.. stand by for the next one. 

Watching the president read a statement devoid of feeling: just words.  I am so ashamed of my country right now.  

Let's not use the shooter's name. Ever. 

February 15, 2018