Moms and Guns
"Moms want gun control." I've been hearing and reading it for several days now, without even looking for it. "It's what they want for Mother's Day." Tin foil hat side of me thinks this phrase wave is not organic, but let's hush that side for a moment. I'm a mom, and I want an end to violence and murder. I also want my fellow moms to stop accepting the talking points and data summaries that they are fed about the "number one cause of death of kids" and the "low-hanging fruit" of gun control that would end it. Because these summaries are not truthfully nuanced to help you reason your way through anything. They are chosen for the way they make your gut lurch. To call guns the number one cause of death for youth requires a very large umbrella. It includes robberies gone wrong, gang violence, and suicide. Of gun-related deaths of youth, 0.5% are mass public shootings. Call me what you will, but this to me is an incredibly importa...