America’s Elected Officials Don't Have an Answer for Gun Violence
glamour.comanything, to mitigate this uniquely American crisis—and the political wall attempted reforms could once again hit after this latest massacre fades from the headlines?There’s the nightmare of it all, the outrage.
But there’s also the anguish: If the slaughter of 20 children in Newtown wasn’t enough ten years ago, if and and countless others weren’t enough, then what hope is there for change now, after Uvalde?Our leaders don’t seem to know; they, too, seemed to have more questions than answers.“Why do we keep letting this happen?” a rattled President Joe Biden asked in an on the Robb Elementary School shooting Tuesday night. “Where in God’s name is our backbone?”“What are we doing?” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, whose state was torn apart by the in 2012, in an emotional floor speech Tuesday. “Why are we here, if not to try to make sure that fewer schools and fewer communities go through what Sandy Hook has gone through, what Uvalde is going through?”Indeed, why are elected leaders in office right now?
Is it to offer up “prayers” for round after round of victims, as Republicans—from state leaders like Texas Governor Greg Abbott to federal leaders like Texas Senator Ted Cruz—have done?
Or is it to serve the interests of their constituents? If it’s the latter, taking some kind of action to combat gun violence would seem to qualify as part of their job description, in a country that has already suffered this year alone.
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