Last night, it became crystal clear that my daughter is the generation raised with gun violence as an everyday aspect of their lives. I knew that, of course. I’ve been a teacher for over 20 years and we’ve been doing lockdown drills for what seems like forever. But this . . . We were at…
Category: Guns and violence
Butterflies, Guns, and Freedom: Why I’m So Done with the 2nd Amendment
There is a reason the young Pavel Friedman wrote from Terezin in 1942 that he “Never Saw Another Butterfly.” In the Nazi-made ghetto, where freedom was squashed and guards paraded around with guns slung over their shoulders, how could something as free as a butterfly exist? I’ve been thinking about Pavel a lot lately. I’ve…
Our latest gun tragedy; a few thoughts. (Write Every Day #10)
I woke up to the terrible news of the shooting in Virginia. A shooter. Again. Five people injured but no deaths, thanks to security detail that was on the scene. Right now, there is a press conference. People want answers where few exist. The investigation is so fresh. Safety is a worry. No one is…
Barbara Ganias Comstock 