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Time for Change for Our Kids

Molly Schamberger Student Contributor, Marquette University
Aisling Hegarty Student Contributor, Marquette University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Marquette chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Time for Change for Our Kids

When a nation’s students are afraid to go to school, it’s time for a change.

When high schoolers have to arrange nationwide walk outs just to get the attention of congress, it’s time for a change.

When high schoolers have to hold press conferences and attend interviews about their classmates who died, it’s time for a change.

When those kids cry because a law that would protect them, wasn’t even close to being passed, it’s time for a change.

When powerful adults suggest that those kids are motivated by a liberal agenda instead of sadness, anger, and fear, it’s time for a change.

When people don’t understand that regulations on guns doesn’t mean taking them away, it’s time for a change.

When there have been more than 30 mass shootings in less than two months, it’s time for a change.

When mental illness is being blamed but not treated or talked about, it’s time for a change.

When people say, “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” but assault weapons allow those people to kill a lot of people, it’s time for a change.

When warnings and tips about a disturbed individual are ignored for convenience or lack of concern, it’s time for a change.

When Millennials on Twitter have more compassion than our elected officials, it’s time for a change.

When nothing has happened after countless incidents of gun violence, it’s time for a change. 

Political Science Major at Marquette University
Aisling Hegarty

Marquette '18

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