,GUN ,CONTROL8 ,NO1 ,Y\? ,LIB]ATION6 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,FOLL[+ ! %OOT+ AT ,/ONEMAN ,D\GLAS ,HI< ,S*OOL LA/ MON? & AHEAD ( ! ,M>* = ,\R ,LIVES 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C ?IS COM+ WEEK5D1 PEOPLE ALL >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E TALK+ AB\T GUN VIOL5CE4 ,AS POLITICIANS SEEK TO EXPLOIT HORRIFIC TRAG$IES TO CONSOLIDATE EV5 MORE P[] = ! /ATE & *ANNEL Y\? \TRAGE 9TO SUPPORT = ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 WE HAVE TO DIRECT ATT5TION BACK TO ! /RUCTURAL FACTORS ?AT CAUSE !SE MASS KILL+S 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,WE'VE PREP>$ ! FOLL[+ PO/]1 Z9E1 & H&BILL ADDRESS+ ! ROOT CAUSES ( S*OOL VIOL5CE & ! SOLUTIONS ?AT G5U9E GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ CAN (F]4 ,PLEASE PR9T !SE \T TO DI/RIBUTE AT Y\R LOCAL HI< S*OOL1 WALK\T1 OR PROTE/6 

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,ANO!R MASS %OOT+4 ,WE'RE HORRIFI$1 BUT WE CAN'T SAY WE'RE SURPRIS$4 ,!SE %OOT+S HAVE BE5 GO+ ON = AS LONG AS WE CAN REMEMB]4 ,! VICTIMS AT ,M>JORY ,/ONEMAN ,D\GLAS ,HI< ,S*OOL W]5'T EV5 BORN :5 ,COLUMB9E HAPP5$--& MASS %OOT+S HAVE ONLY GOTT5 WORSE S9CE !N4 ,F\R ( ! T5 DEADLIE/ MASS %OOT+S 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S4 

,:Y ! LA/ TWO YE>S8 ,! ANSW] TELLS US A LOT AB\T ?IS SOCIETY4 #baf & #bag SAW A WAVE ( BACKLA% AGA9/ ! /RUGGLES & VISIBILITY ( QUE] & TRANS PEOPLE1 WOM51 & PEOPLE ( COLOR1 ESPECIALLY ! ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOVEM5T4 ,! REACTIONS CAME 9 MANY =MS3 0M5'S RI<TS10 ! ALT-RI<T1 ! ,TRUMP CAMPAIGN4 ,BUT ALL ( !M W]E BAS$ 9 ! ANXIETY ?AT /RAI<T1 :ITE M5 >E LOS+ !IR P[] OV] SOCIETY--& IT'S NO SECRET ?AT MASS %OOT]S T5D TO BE ANGRY :ITE M5 ) A HI/ORY ( HAT+ WOM54 

,DYLANN ,RO(1 :O KILL$ N9E PEOPLE AT A BLACK *UR* 9 ,S\? ,C>OL9A 9 #b#a#e1 LEFT BEH9D A MANIFE/O CLAIM+ ?AT BLACK PEOPLE >E 9F]IOR & BEWAIL+ ! SUPPOS$ 0DISAPPE>ANCE0 ( ! :ITE RACE4 

,OM> ,MATE51 :O KILL$ #di PEOPLE AT ! ,PULSE NI<TCLUB 9 ,ORL&O 9 #b#a#f1 WAS TRA9+ TO BECOME A POLICE (FIC]4 ,HE HAD PHYSICALLY ABUS$ HIS =M] WIFE ON A REGUL> BASIS4 

,/EPH5 ,PADDOCK1 ! :ITE ,TRUMP-SUPPORT+ MILLIONAIRE :O C>RI$ \T ! DEADLIE/ CIVILIAN MASS %OOT+ 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY 9 #bag 9 ,LAS ,VEGAS1 WAS NOTORI\S = B]AT+ HIS GIRLFRI5D 9 PUBLIC4 

,DEV9 ,KELLEY1 :O BEAT HIS WIFE & /EP*ILD :ILE 9 ! ,AIR ,=CE1 LOOK$ UP TO ,DYLANN ,RO( & COPI$ HIS ATTACK1 5T]+ A *UR* 9 ,SU!RL& ,SPR+S1 ,TEXAS 9 #bag & %OOT+ OV] =TY PEOPLE--#b#e ( !M FATALLY4 

,NIKOLAS ,CRUZ1 :O KILL$ #ag /UD5TS AT ,M>JORY ,/ONEMAN ,D\GLAS ,HI< ,S*OOL1 PO/$ COMM5TS ONL9E DEGRAD+ ,MUSLIMS & ?REAT5+ TO KILL ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,HIS CLASSMATES KNEW ?AT HE WORE A ,M,A,G,A HAT1 HAD BE5 ABUSIVE TO HIS EX-GIRLFRI5D1 & HAD ASSAULT$ H] BOYFRI5D & CALL$ HIM RACIAL SLURS4 ,LAT]1 IT WAS DISCOV]$ ?AT ,CRUZ C>V$ SWA/IKAS 9TO ! AMMUNITION MAGAZ9ES HE US$ ON ! DAY ( ! %OOT+4 

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,! PROBLEM ( MASS %OOT+S GOES MU* DEEP] ?AN JU/ ! LA/ C\PLE ( YE>S4 ,IT CUTS TO ! HE>T ( ,AM]ICAN CULTURE4 ,\R :OLE SOCIETY IS BUILT ON A COMPETITION TO TAKE P[] OV] O!RS3 RI* OV] POOR1 POLITICIANS OV] CITIZ5S1 M5 OV] WOM5 & G5D] NON-CON=M+ PEOPLE1 :ITE PEOPLE OV] PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,POLITICIANS ON BO? SIDES ( ! GUN CONTROL DEBATE AGREE ON ! NE$ = MORE RES\RCES TO DIAGNOSE & TREAT M5TAL ILLNESS2 BUT ! DESIRE TO HAVE P[] OV] O!RS IS NOT A M5TAL ILLNESS1 IT'S A SOCIAL ONE4 ,MASS %OOT+S WILL CONT9UE AS LONG AS ?IS COMPETITION = P[] IS ! BASIS ( \R SOCIETY4 

,! ,U,S GOV]NM5T IS HOLD+ #b4#c MILLION PEOPLE CAPTIVE 9 PRISON--AS MANY PEOPLE AS !RE W]E 9 ! ,SOVIET GULAG SY/EM AT ITS PEAK4 ,POLICE R\T9ELY BRUTALIZE & MURD] PEOPLE ( COLOR ) IMPUNITY4 ,9 #b#a#g1 COPS %OT & KILL$ ALMO/ A ?\S& PEOPLE1 OV] TWICE ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O DI$ 9 MASS %OOT+S ?AT YE>4 ,:]E >E ! ,DEMOCRATS CLAMOR+ = GUN CONTROL :5 COPS R\T9ELY %OOT UN>M$ TE5S8 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ITSELF WAS F\ND$ ON G5OCIDE1 SLAV]Y1 & :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,LA/ YE>'S %OOT+ 9 ,LAS ,VEGAS MAY HAVE BE5 ! DEADLIE/ CIVILIAN %OOT+ 9 ,U,S HI/ORY1 BUT ! TWO DEADLIE/ GUN MASSACRES ON ,AM]ICAN SOIL W]E C>RI$ \T BY ! MILIT>Y--AGA9/ =M] SLAVES 9 ! ,=T ,PILL[ ,MASSACRE & AGA9/ ! ,LAKOTA ,NATION 9 ! ,W\ND$ ,KNEE ,MASSACRE4 ,SOLDI]S %OT BETWE5 #b & #c PEOPLE 9 EA*4 ,WE WON'T EV5 M5TION ! C\NTLESS 9VASIONS1 C\PS1 & MASSACRES ?AT ! ,U,S HAS P]PETRAT$ ELSE:]E >\ND ! WORLD4 

,:ITE PEOPLE HAVE C>RI$ \T SOME ( ! MO/ VIOL5T ACTS 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD1 BUT Y\ DON'T HE> !M DESCRIB$ AS T]RORI/S :5 !Y %OOT UP A S*OOL OR BOMB ANO!R C\NTRY4 ,:Y8 ,VIOL5CE DIRECT$ D[N ! HI]>*Y GETS NORMALIZ$ & BECOMES 9VISIBLE1 :ILE VIOL5CE FROM ?OSE L[] ON ! HI]>*Y AGA9/ ?OSE ABOVE !M PROVOKES %OCK & \TRAGE4 

,?IS IS :Y ?OSE 9 P[] CANNOT (F] REAL SOLUTIONS--!Y'RE TOO 9VE/$ 9 ! SAME SY/EM ( P[] ?AT CAUSES MASS %OOT+S4 

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,:AT'S DIFF]5T ?IS TIME IS ?AT 9/EAD ( WAIT+ = SOLUTIONS FROM LEAD]S1 ONE ( ! GR\PS T>GET$ BY MASS %OOT+S--/UD5TS--TOOK P[] BACK 9TO !IR [N H&S4 ,NOT P[] OV]1 BUT P[] ) EA* O!R4 

,9 ! DAYS AFT] ! ,P>KL& %OOT+1 TE5S ACROSS ! C\NTRY WALK$ \T ( !IR S*OOLS4 ,ON ! ONE-MON? ANNIV]S>Y1 ! L>GE/ S*OOL WALK\TS S9CE ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T TOOK PLACE4 ,IT'S ONLY ?ANKS TO DISRUPTIVE DIRECT ACTION \TSIDE ! NORMAL POLITICAL *ANNELS ?AT ! TOPIC ( MASS %OOT+S HAS REMA9$ P>T ( ! NATIONAL CONV]SATION4 

,AU?ORITIES HAVE RESPOND$ BY ?REAT5+ SUSP5SION 9 SOME S*OOL DI/RICTS & IMPOS+ LIMITS ON ! WALK\TS 9 O!RS4 70,O,K1 BUT JU/ = #ag M9UTES407 ,9 ,FLORIDA1 POLITICIANS & EV5 ! ,N,R,A HURRI$LY RESPOND$ TO /UD5T DEM&S 9 ORD] TO SEEM RELEVANT4 ,:E!R !Y W]E = OR AGA9/ GUN CONTROL1 !Y ALL WANT$ TO S5D ! SAME MESSAGE3 0,Y\ HAVE TO GO ?R\< US TO *ANGE ?+S40 

,IT'S TIME TO /OP DEP5D+ ON ADULTS :O >E 9VE/$ 9 ,AM]ICA'S SY/EM ( P[] TO SOLVE ! PROBLEMS IT PRODUCES4 ,IT'S TIME = Y\NG PEOPLE TO GET TOGE!R & SET \T ON A DIFF]5T PA?4 

,GUN ,CONTROL ,IS A ,FALSE ,SOLUTION 

  

,GUN CONTROL IS A FALSE SOLUTION--& NOT = ! REASONS Y\ HE> FROM ! ,N,R,A4 ,9 FACT1 ! ,N,R,A HAS BACK$ ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT /EPS T[>DS GUN CONTROL 9 ORD] TO IMPOSE LIMITS ON BLACK PEOPLE'S EF=TS TO A*IEVE LIB]ATION4 

,! ,N,R,A WAS F\ND$ 9 #a#h#g#a1 IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ORIG9AL V]SION ( ! ,K,K,K WAS \TLAW$4 ,ONE ( !IR PRIM>Y GOALS WAS TO KEEP GUNS \T ( ! H&S ( REC5TLY FRE$ SLAVES4 ,LAT]1 9 ! ,S\?1 ! ,N,R,A CRAFT$ ! LEGISLATION & LIC5S+ S*EMES ?AT D5I$ ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+1 ,JR4 ! WEAPON HE APPLI$ = AFT] HIS H\SE WAS FIREBOMB$4 ,Y\'D NEV] KN[ IT FROM ,N,R,A PROPAG&A1 BUT MOD]N GUN CONTROL BEGAN :5 ! ,N,R,A BACK$ ,RONALD ,REAGAN 9 \TLAW+ OP5 C>RY 9 ,CALI=NIA 9 ORD] TO DIS>M ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS' >M$ CITIZ5 PATROLS4 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T IS RACI/--ITS COPS >E RACI/1 ITS C\RTS >E RACI/1 & ANY NEW LAWS !Y PASS WILL BE US$ *IEFLY AGA9/ ! POOR PEOPLE & PEOPLE ( COLOR :O >E ALWAYS T>GET$ BY ! /ATE4 ,MORE LAWS WON'T PROTECT US :5 IT'S ! SAME RACI/ SY/EM 5=C+ !M4 

,S*OOL ,SECURITY ,IS A ,FALSE ,SOLUTION 

  

,MAK+ S*OOLS EV5 MORE LIKE PRISONS WON'T GIVE US FRE$OM OR SAFETY4 ,S*OOL IS ALREADY VIOL5T4 ,TEA*]S FOCUS ON OB$I5CE MORE ?AN $UCATION1 ADM9I/RATORS CONTROL :]E Y\ CAN BE & :51 S*OOL COPS R\T9ELY BRUTALIZE & CRIM9ALIZE /UD5TS4 ,! COP AT ,M>JORY ,/ONEMAN ,D\GLAS ,HI< ,S*OOL DID NO?+ :5 HE WAS NE$$ MO/6 

,!RE IS NO SAFETY )\T SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,! PEOPLE :O KNEW BE/ AB\T ! ?REAT ?AT ,NIKOLAS ,CRUZ POS$ W]E HIS [N CLASSMATES--!Y KNEW AB\T HIS BIGOTRY1 ! ?REATS HE REPEAT$LY MADE1 & ! WAY HE WAS ABUSIVE TO HIS EX-GIRLFRI5D4 ,! SOLUTION IS NOT TO DEPUTIZE /UD5TS TO REPORT ON EA* O!R TO ADULTS1 BUT TO TAKE ?AT P[] FROM TEA*]S & ADM9I/RATORS & S*OOL SECURITY & GIVE IT BACK TO ! /UD5TS !MSELVES4 ,/UD5TS %\LD HAVE P[] OV] !IR LIVES & ! CONDITIONS ( !IR $UCATION4 

,M5TAL HEAL? EF=TS >5'T 5\<4 ,! ALI5ATION WE FEEL FROM EA* O!R 9 A WORLD M$IAT$ BY TE*NOLOGY & ! WAYS ! ECONOMY & ! S*OOL SY/EM CONDITION US TO COMPETE AGA9/ EA* O!R CAN MAKE ANYONE FEEL WOR?LESS1 HELPLESS1 & DESP]ATE = P[]4 ,WE NE$ TO CREATE A SOCIETY 9 :I* \R SELF-WOR? ISN'T BAS$ ON COMPETITION1 9 :I* EA* P]SON'S WELL-BE+ IS UND]/OOD TO DEP5D ON EV]YONE ELSE'S4 

,L9K+ M5TAL HEAL? EF=TS TO /ATE CONTROL1 SURVEILLANCE1 & 9C>C]ATION WILL JU/ GIVE ! /ATE ANO!R TOOL TO 9CREASE 9C>C]ATION & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,! GOV]NM5T DOESN'T S9C]ELY C>E AB\T /OPP+ MASS %OOT+S--!Y'VE BE5 GETT+ WORSE = DECADES N[ )\T ANY *ANGE COM+ FROM ! HALLS ( P[]4 

,:AT ,Y\7?7 ,CAN ,DO 

  

,TRY Y\? LIB]ATION6 ,IF Y\ CAN %UT D[N Y\R S*OOL1 :Y NOT D[NT[N8 ,:Y NOT ! HI<WAY8 ,! ECONOMY ITSELF8 ,! SAME PEOPLE :O >E LETT+ OIL COMPANIES POISON \R WAT]1 HELP+ RACI/ POLICE GET AWAY ) MURD]1 KEEP+ US FROM GETT+ ! HEAL? C>E WE NE$1 & TRY+ TO =CE US BACK 9TO ! BOXES ( G5D]--!Y'RE ! ONES :O WANT /UD5TS TO /AY 9 !IR PLACE1 OBEY+ ORD]S & CON=M+ & REGURGITAT+ :AT TEA*]S TELL Y\4 ,ADM9I/RATORS NE$ /UD5TS = !IR S*OOLS1 BUT Y\ DON'T NE$ !M4 

,/>T A SECRET CLUB = ! ABOLITION ( PR9CIPALS4 ,=M A UNION TO DEF5D /UD5TS FROM AU?ORIT>IAN ADM9I/RATORS4 ,HO/ VIEW+ P>TIES OR READ+ GR\PS AB\T COOL IDEAS & DISCUSS :AT Y\ W\LD WANT TO DO & LE>N IF Y\ W]E 9 CONTROL ( Y\R [N LIVES4 ,/UD5TS LIKE Y\ HAVE ORGANIZ$ ASSEMBLIES 9 ,QUEBEC1 =C$ BACK POLICE L9ES 9 ,*ILI1 %UT D[N AIRPORTS 9 ,MEXICO1 & /OOD UP TO TANKS 9 ,TIANANM5 ,SQU>E4 ,Y\ CAN NETWORK ) Y\NG PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD :O >E REBELL+ AGA9/ ! SAME ?+S4 ,TALK TO EA* O!R1 LE>N FROM EA* O!R'S EF=TS1 & TAKE ?AT 9SPIRATION TO ! PLACE Y\ LIVE4 ,ADULTS MI<T BE ABLE TO HELP Y\ ) !SE ?+S--PROVID$ !Y'RE NOT TOO BUSY TRY+ TO CONTROL EV]Y?+--BUT !Y CAN'T DO !M = Y\4 

,SOLID>ITY6 ,! /UD5T-L$ FI<T TO 5D MASS %OOT+S CONNECTS TO LOTS ( O!R /RUGGLES = LIB]ATION4 ,PEOPLE WORK+ AGA9/ POLICE OPPRESSION CAN TELL Y\ H[ COPS P]PETRATE & EXAC]BATE GUN VIOL5CE 9 BLACK COMMUNITIES4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S CAN TELL Y\ H[ !Y TRACK :ITE SUPREMACI/S :O AIM TO PROMOTE ! TOXIC MASCUL9ITY & :ITE RES5TM5T ?AT CAUSE MASS %OOT+S4 ,AGITATORS FROM WORK]-L$ UNIONS CAN %>E IDEAS AB\T H[ TO ORGANIZE & MAKE DECISIONS COLLECTIVELY4 ,WOM5 & G5D] NON-CON=M+ PEOPLE :O PRACTICE SELF-DEF5SE CAN %>E TE*NIQUES ?AT Y\NG PEOPLE CAN USE TOO4 

,%[ UP TO O!R ACTIONS AGA9/ OPPRESSION4 ,SEE :AT Y\ CAN LE>N--& :AT Y\ CAN (F]4 

,TO ! ,/UD5TS 

  

,DON'T HOLD BACK4 ,Y\ DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL Y\'RE #a#h--OR = ! ELECTIONS IF Y\'RE OV] #a#h--TO GET ORGANIZ$ & TAKE ACTION4 ,?IS IS Y\R *ANCE4 ,R,I,<,T ,N,[4 ,DON'T LET ADULTS SET LIMITS ON Y\R IMAG9ATION4 ,DON'T LET POLITICAL P>TIES OR S*OOL BO>DS TELL Y\ :AT C\NTS AS APPROPRIATE PROTE/4 ,!Y CAN'T RUN ?OSE S*OOLS )\T Y\4 ,TOGE!R1 WE CAN MAKE ! *ANGES !Y NEV] WILL4 

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