Letter to the Capital Gazette:
http://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/letters/ac-ce-letters-20180721-story.html
http://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/letters/ac-ce-letters-20180721-story.html
I now understand what they mean when they say “Now is the time for the family not politics” but I must admit that I cringed when I saw President Donald Trump tweet his “thoughts and prayers” the day after the shooting.
I was moved at the vigil at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis by the Rev. John T Crestwell Jr., sharing with us that Wendi Winters’ last moments alive were on her feet going toward the gunman.
I was moved by Wendi's daughter Winters Leigh Geimer (with whom my daughter Hallie and I had worked, laughed and cried at so many YRUU Cons) said: “If you want to remember my mother, keep working for one of the many causes for which she devoted her life.”
Well, Wendi was at the Washington March for Our Lives with many of us from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, including my daughter, Amalie (in a wheelchair) and I, just a mere three months ago.
That was yesterday, and I will grieve today. But enough is enough.
I understand the founding fathers' 18th-century original intent, but in the 21st century, there is no way for the law enforcement, legal, medical, and psychiatric communities to efficiently regulate firearms. Our police and armed forces can be well-regulated, and hunters can check them in and out like they do in the military.
Tomorrow I will work to elect sensible local, state, national legislators, and a new president to abolish the 2nd Amendment
CLIFFORD G. ARNOLD