(Part one of two)  If politicians weren't in the pocket of the NRA, we all wouldn't be held hostage by the gun lobby.—CAELew

For me, it was the Hough riots and a relative who was shot and never totally recovered.—Mary O’Malley

The Hough “riots” only began when grandmothers said `Enough, it is about time.’  There is a moral suasion out there that is tapping things down.

Stay with God and Saint Francis of Assisi, remembering, “The king (in this case God) granted my requests, for the favoring hand of my God was upon me” Nehemiah 2:8).  “Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you!” (Psalm 137:6ab), of if I ever forget the concerns and warnings Grandmas send out.