Ten lives were lost after yet another mass shooting in a Texas High School on Friday. Tragedies like this one have become all too familiar lately. Does America have a mental health problem, a gun problem, or both? While it may be a combination of the two, its evident that this needs to stop.
When I heard the news Friday, I knew I wanted to address it for my weekly blog post. Instead of debating the two sides and injecting my own views on the gun control debate, I wanted to take an optimistic viewpoint, inspired by the NY Times article I found. Titled "Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote" by Michael Tackett and Rachel Shorey, this article highlights promising statistics regarding America's youth fighting for change. Regardless of political affiliation, more and more younger people are registering to vote following the mass shootings. Typically younger voters are rare because they don't believe their one vote will make a difference. Hopefully these new registrants actually show up to the polls to vote and make their voices heard.
It's always encouraging to see high schoolers fighting for change following these tragedies. Showing up on election day to vote is the most crucial step if these activists want to create change in America. Hopefully someday soon the violence in schools will come to an end.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/us/politics/young-voters-registration-parkland.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&action=click&contentCollection=us®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront
By: Michael Dieckman
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