To: The North Carolina State House and The North Carolina State Senate
Give NRA's money to gun victim's families
It was appalling to see how many legislators accepted donations from the NRA, which serves to perpetuate gun purchases and gun violence. I ask that this blood-and-hush money be sent to victim's families so they can pay for medical and funeral expenses. North Carolina does not need more guns. The nation NEEDS common sense gun control.
Why is this important?
Gun control is long overdue in America, as seen by watching the local news with its daily shooting reports. We've become inured to the carnage until it gets reinforced by mass shootings which recur too frequently.
My best friend's son was shot in the back, leaving him a paraplegic. My friend had to quit her job to care for him and his two-year old daughter. Later, a stroke made Michael a quadriplegic, unable to communicate or eat solid food, plus he had to have a colostomy. The man was bedridden and moved between hospitals and nursing homes (where he contracted MRSA) until his death two years later. Such suffering from 1 gunshot!
My best friend's son was shot in the back, leaving him a paraplegic. My friend had to quit her job to care for him and his two-year old daughter. Later, a stroke made Michael a quadriplegic, unable to communicate or eat solid food, plus he had to have a colostomy. The man was bedridden and moved between hospitals and nursing homes (where he contracted MRSA) until his death two years later. Such suffering from 1 gunshot!