You've probably heard by now that a teenaged student from Chicago was shot to death on Tuesday afternoon as she was chatting with a group of friends in a Chicago Park. The young lady, Hadiya Pendleton was an innocent bystander, but her innocence did nothing to protect her from the lethal firearm used to snuff out her life.
Meanwhile, earlier today, former Arizona Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, a gunshot victim herself, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and implored the Senators hearing her testimony to take action to quell the rising tide of gun violence in America. Ironically, as Giffords testified pro-gun activists heckled and ridiculed her from the committee hearing room gallery.
It's a sad day when the right to unfettered gun ownership trumps that right to life of an innocent teenaged girl from Chicago, but that's the price gun owners all across America demand that the rest of Americans pay. You'd think they'd at least say thanks; but alas, they're too busy shooting off their mouths and their guns.
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