PTSD America – Digby's Hullabaloo

We truly have lost our minds

March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. did not go entirely as planned. Parkland school shooting parent Fred Guttenberg reports:

(1,) I need to address and incident that happened at yesterday's March in DC. During the moment of silence, somebody started yelling and charged the stage. As he was restrained by security, a speaker fell over and created a loud pop, which sounded like a gun firing. The crowd
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) June 12, 2022

(3,5) been injured. As Erica was speaking, I was in the crowd and could see how traumatized people were. The kids there, many of whom have experienced gun violence, were having PTSD. As I observed the trauma in the crowd, I asked the March organizers to allow me on stage
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) June 12, 2022

An attendee responds:

I was there and GREATLY appreciate what you did. I was far out and first heard yelling then people dropping to the ground at the front, then screaming and running away. It was frightening and I saw many young kids and even grown adults shaking and crying. It helped to hear you pic.twitter.com/nilUbX8haP
— 🇺🇦Vic the Vet👩🏻‍⚕️🐶🐱🐭 (@GoodTroubleVic) June 12, 2022

Instead of limiting access to guns or reducing the supply, we’re relying on Three Stooges logic: more guns and security drills and equipment for stopping murderers wielding them.

Or we could just ban assault weapons and keep some people from acquiring guns altogether…pic.twitter.com/C0oHRnsf4j
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 12, 2022

“Or we could just ban assault weapons and keep some people from acquiring guns altogether,” says twitter phenomenon Rex Chapman.

In a sane country, yes. What’s happened to the one we had?

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