Little Angels Gone to Sleep

We have witness yet another act of pure evil. Those twenty kids had a future in front of them along with the six adults. The only thing on their minds was Christmas and gifts. We keep asking ourselves, why? I cannot imagine the feeling shared by the parents of those ten kids. I wouldn't dare putting myself in their shoes because I have a little sister and the thought of her getting shot to death is tenuous. Just to imagine the pain that those parents must have felt when they were told that their child was gone.

What has this country converted into? This shooting is the third this year (in a public place). Gun debates are most probably going to arise again. Do you really need a gun for protection? In my opinion I would say yes and no. I would never have the guts to shot someone and potentially killing them. And then again we all would do anything to protect our families. We all make mistakes including those people causing harm towards the world. Of course it is totally wrong and horrible but who are we to take anybody's life? I also do understand that we are protecting ourselves. It's surprising to see that "The US has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - there are 89 guns for every 100 Americans, compared to 6 in England and Wales". After seeing this it came to my mind how there's tons of people who own guns for other reasons that to go around killing children. Then I found out that from the "12,664 murders in the US". "Of those, 8,583 were caused by firearms".(Guardian,2012) That's 68% of the murders in the US!

In conclusion, I have to admit that there's has to be more restrictions placed upon guns in general so we can prevent more murders being caused by firearms. Ordinary people might think that this issue is not affecting them at all, but it is affecting the reputation and the image of the US. What type of image are other people around the world capturing when they see more and more deaths in the US caused by firearms? This is a wonderful country that can enjoy the luxury of democracy. Let's not trow away everything that this country has worked. Let's save lives, let's work together to prevent more violence from happening. I feel the most sincere sympathy for the parents of the children that were killed, I will keep them in my prayers and I hope that one day they'll be able to move on but never forgetting their little ones. I encourage you to reflect on this types of events and to find a way to stop violence, to figure out a way that will allow us work together. This type of events teaches us a really important lesson; we must cherish each day as if it were the last one, and we must remind our loved ones that they own a part of our hearts. We will never know when will be the last day we get to tell them "I love you"...