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The title is "I have Nothing New to Say," and you can read it here.  I urge you to do so.

The blog author knows better than most the terror of a shooting.  She was wounded during the assassination attempt on Gabrielle Giffords in 2011 in Arizona.  Her young companion on that day was killed.

She has nothing new to say and I having nothing to add--except that this message needs to spread and be heard.

Amen.

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  1. Linda ReederDecember 4, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    I used to follow The burrow. Thanks for sending me back to her blog. I do love her passion.

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  2. SextantDecember 5, 2015 at 1:13 AM

    Thanks for the reference. Very interesting woman.

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  3. Granny AnnieDecember 5, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    I liked this comment: "The talking heads are repeating his name and his wife instead of calling them The Shooters and leaving it at that. By separating them into individuals, it's hard not to conjure up a little bit of sexism in the assumption that it was all his idea. Women can be evil-doers, too. " And, as it is turning out, the female shooter may have been the instigator..

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  4. TaborDecember 5, 2015 at 8:24 AM

    It makes no difference to me. But we try to understand and analyze because we think there is a simple answer. There is no simple answer, but a whole slew of actions we must and should take.

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  5. SakuDecember 5, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Definitely worth a read. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. UnknownDecember 5, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    Thank you for the share. Glad I went and read it. It used to be that I was so glad we didn't live in a country where you had to live in fear of just going to the grocery store. That really isn't true anymore...

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  7. AnonymousDecember 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    Why do people enjoy killing others so much?
    Focus on joy not on anger.

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  8. Jenn JilksDecember 6, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Oh, yes. The guns have to go.

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