March for Our Lives...Reality
I know I have a completely different view on gun control than most. That’s going to happen based on where you were raised, how you were raised, and..well..your own opinion.
Seeing all of the pictures and videos today of people at March for Our Lives rallies, is very inspiring. It does give hope that, maybe, one day our society won’t be full of bigots and hypocrites. (Ha!) Maybe one day I can have their courage to do something like that.
I’m not sure that it would be my truth if I were to march, however. I am a gun owner; a licensed gun owner with the right to carry my weapon. Maybe that’s the difference. I followed the rules and did what I was supposed to do, whereas these criminals are not.
I believe in a change and I believe there needs to be a change. As a teacher, I should not have to go to work and worry that one day I may not come home because I died protecting my students or because I just happened to get in the gunman/woman’s way. I shouldn’t have to watch my students be scared to death during a lock-down drill because someone got up one day and decided they needed to go kill their classmates and teachers.
That’s what I would march for.
My gun rights shouldn’t be taken away from me because the criminal down the street sold a gun to a minor or the shady pawn shop didn’t run the background check. There needs to be some serious reform on the Gun Laws. I will happily follow them as I follow all of the other laws. Want me to retake my carry class? Gladly! Take the class every year my license needs renewal? Okay!
That’s what I would march for.
As I’ve said before, I’m from the South and I’m not afraid of many things. I’m afraid of someone coming into my school trying to hurt my students. Let us carry. Myself and others would happily go through the extended hours in order to protect our students. Yes, we have an SRO but he’s one person and not always there.
That’s what I would march for.
Y’all, the sad reality of this is that regardless of what happens the ones who aren’t following the laws are going to be the same ones who won’t follow the laws when they’re changed. Criminals always find a way to get what they want. My only hope is that people become more diligent and more away of what’s going on in the world. Keep marching for change.












