Author's Note:
Imagine...for a moment, the life of this child; and each minute, of every single day, going forward......JBE
A young child…taught..
Automatic weaponry use
Educational..perhaps...
Or perhaps child abuse
...Of vulnerable youth
Even younger than ten
…..What sort..of intellect
What manner of men
Where is the Congress
……..The President….
Our National conscience
….A child's future now spent
Reliving….the horror
Of that pathetic excuse…
"Weaponry…and children
…..Ain't child…..abuse"
Author's Note:
'The Uzi is not a shotgun. This is a fully automatic machine developed by the Israeli army. It is capable of firing 600 to 650 bullets a minute. Pumping out 10 bullets a second, the kickback is substantial. It is designed to be fired by a soldier during war, not a fourth-grader on vacation. It's too powerful, it's too big and it's too deadly. Many adult novices can't control that weapon.'
~CNN correspondent - commenting on Arizona Uzi tragedy,25 August 2014.
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