Well…with the huge march yesterday against gun violence across the country and the world, a realization came to me about the hidden damage that this violence causes that no one talks about. Since the shootings at Columbine, there have been over 180,000 kids who have been in a school shooting situation….and what hidden damage has this done to these poor kids? Why should they have to live their lives with this pain just so a few white guys get to keep their killing machines? Can you imagine it? Every day having to live with their fear and panic…and even ones who have not been in a shooting still live with it…with the shelter in place and active shooter drills…can you remember being in grade school? Now add to that your teacher explaining to you that there could be a killer coming in the school to get you so you have to learn how to hide from him? How could a 5 or 6 or 7 year old deal with that? Why should they HAVE to deal with that? Just so a few white guys can have the same firepower as the army has? Every other damn amendment to the constitution has been altered over time as the society has evolved so why not the 2nd? Don’t give me the crap that you need all those guns to protect yourself from the government or from crime…do you think a few idiots with AR-15′s are going to take on the US army? And, crime is down sharply across this country except by guys that just have to prove how tough they are by lugging their guns around everywhere they go….and it doesn’t make you tough…tough is going through your life unafraid…and unarmed….and standing up for a safer, saner America even after 17 of your friends and teachers are gunned down in front of your eyes…that is tough…something the gun nuts will never understand…