Millennial Power

You heard it on TV, Twitter and Facebook. Youth in Florida – many of them speaking out from the very school where last week’s mass shooting occurred – said it straight. And blunt.

“You haven’t protected us. Do something. Anything to solve the problem. Let this be the last mass shooting in America.”

These taut messages are truth spoken to power; truth spoken to adults. It is we the adult American population who have failed the kids. They know it. You do too. Pretty straightforward. And honest.

There are several steps we can take as a nation to lessen the number of mass shootings. Doing that will lessen the number of mass shooting deaths. We can go forward a little bit, and also reduce gun deaths overall in our country if we want to. The question is: Do we want to reduce gun deaths in America?

Most would say yes to that question. We do want to reduce the mayhem. I know we do. The question is how? But to implement the how we have to understand the problem, know the operating elements within the problem, and then have the resolve to do something about it. We have to have the courage and persistence to implement solutions that will reduce the gun deaths in America.

Knowing and feeling about the problem is not enough. Taking meaningful action is the only way to get results. Desired results.

Taking action must be lawful and follow a process that can be empowered, perfected and relied upon for desired results. That is the business of government leaders with the moral strength to take the action. We have the tools. But something is missing.

Missing are the leaders, elected representatives in the House and Senate to legislate solutions. They have the power. They have the means. They have the moral responsibility to do this.

But they don’t. Haven’t. Years of inaction. Years of mixed actions and missed actions.

This is not a constitutional problem. This is a leadership and moral problem. The two together.

If we cannot look our congresspersons in the eye and get an honest answer and action from them on gun deaths in America, then they need to be removed from office. Replace them with people who will do the right thing.

This message has been stated millions of times in recent years. Still nothing gets done.

This is unacceptable. Plain and simple.

In time we will enact the solutions necessary. It most likely will not be us; it will be the millennials who get it. Yes, the young, untried, untested, unproven youth of America. They get the problem. They are the targeted victims. They don’t want that feeling anymore. So they will solve the problem. Your kids and my grandchildren will solve this problem.

Now aren’t you ashamed this unconscionable mess has gone on so long without a serious attempt to solve it? I am. Ashamed. Of my country and fellow citizens. It is up to you and I to fix this. Yet we don’t.

Millennials! Help!! For God’s sake and yours, get this job done. We are counting on you.

February 19, 2018