“The slaughter of so many innocent souls, and in fact the majority of young children, in elementary school in Ovalde, Texas, must finally lead our nation to the final decision to tackle armed violence.”
With this post on social media, The Archbishop of America Hopeful expressed his deepest sorrow over yesterday’s tragedy at Rob Elementary School in the small town of Uvaldewhen an 18-year-old teenager opened fire, killing 19 students and two teachers, before he himself was killed in an exchange of fire with the police.
The massacre of so many innocent today in Uvalde, TX, must challenge our Nation to finally address gun violence. This bloody sacrifice of children enabled by the death-culture of guns cannot be justified by appeals to “rights.” What of the right to their lives?
– Elpidophoros (@Elpidophoros) May 24, 2022
As Archbishop Elpidoforos noted, “this bloody sacrifice of children, caused by the culture of gun deaths, cannot be justified by invoking ‘rights”, implying the right to bear arms, which currently exists in the United States. almost 400 million firearms, more than the country’s population.
“But how exactly are the rights of people in their lives protected?” The Archbishop wondered.
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