Let's talk...

Its truly a shame that a violent crime in a modern time is enough to disrupt any sense we had of community. 
And because someone disagrees, that must mean, that we judge and disconnect with impunity.
I heard today that there was another shooting.
And while the news was uprooting
The shock,  off puting
the polluting of my Facebook feed, became so diluting from the discussion about the things we need,
That I had to turn away.
And that's not something I say
with pride.
What surprises me more is how quickly people went to defend the very item that recieve dividends every time some one fires it.
And let me be clear, I'm a guns rights enthusiast, I don't hide it.
But we have got to step the hell up in spite of it.
People are using the things we enjoy to cause riots,
Kids are dying,
lives are fading away and we try to deny it.
People are abusing the law,
And whether we like it or not,
that reflects back upon us.
We, have got to be honest, stand up and begin to own the onus.
We have to break free from historical repetition.
We have to break free from fearing recognition.
We have to admit that the sins of the past are still sins,
and while we are not the ones at fault, it has been our responsibility all along, to repair the corruptions and disruptions that are still here, today going wrong.
People are dying.
Our loved ones are dying.
Our children...are dying.
Eliminating gun rights is not the answer,
that logic is a cancer,
But there's a chance that there's
Some kind of middle ground. 
At first glance I know how that sounds,
But there's answers all around. 
You can regulate guns that limit access to people with mental disability,
You can provide authorities with the resources they need, to minimize guns on the street
Without punishing the law abiding citizens of this country.
A gun is nothing more than a tool, And only a fool would blame the screwdriver for not being able to screw
But this is bigger than that.
It's bigger than me.....
Its bigger than you.
Something has to change,
 
This problem won't go away
Until each and every one of us stands up and says
that we are willing to work together to be better than the violence that plagues us today.
Stand up.