1. TURN OFF SENSATIONAL NEWS: Mourn the victims instead of tallying deaths and turning shooters into celebrities
2. TUNE OUT VIOLENT MEDIA: As a lover of action movies, this one will take personal sacrifice but I need to help send the message to Hollywood to stop producing indelible images which take root in the deepest parts of our brains and take a psychic toll. No more movies, television or video games with graphic violence and high body counts.
3. ADVOCATE SENSIBLE GUN CONTROL: I have many friends and family who use guns for sport and personal protection. I support their right to do so. I don't believe that restrictions on high-capacity firearms infringe on that right, and have donated to the Brady Campaign ($35 is the equivalent amount of an annual membership to the NRA) and will begin to participate in my local chapter. I urge those of you who are members of the NRA to ask your leaders to support legislation that allows for responsible exercise of the Second Amendment.
4. SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: I will learn more about how I can support legislation and public funding so that people can get help for their troubled loved ones without having to wait for tragedy and relying on the prison system.
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Food for thought:
- Morgan Freeman may not have made this statement, but the sentiment rings true
- http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/12/making-gun-control-happen.html
- http://www.bradycampaign.org/chapters/ca/
- Sensationalist title, heartbreaking perspective
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