My kids' school has had 2 active shooter lockdowns this year alone because of shootings withing a mile or two of the school. One was yesterday. They do this now until the suspect is caught.

My good friend is a teacher in another state. A school near his lost a teacher to gun violence this month. Between gun violence, going thru COVID, and general apathy to learning from his students, he's about done with teaching.

Both turned out fine but this takes a heavy toll on the school community. Kids should be learning and playing. Teachers should be teaching. Parents should be at peace knowing their kids are safe. That used to be a given. It's not anymore.

Guns now kill more kids than vehicle accidents. Sure, not all of those deaths are in schools. But the point still stands.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/health/us-children-gun-deaths...

We have a massive gun violence problem deep inside of American culture. No other country comes close to our level of gun violence.