The mass murder in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 beautiful children dead prompted an outpouring of emotion from people across the nation, including President Barack Obama.
“The majority of those who died today were children. Beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them; birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own,” said Obama, who paused repeatedly to wipe the tears from his face.
“Our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost,” he continued.
Since the massacre, many have called for tighter gun control legislation in an effort to prevent further tragedies. Unfortunately, this is too little, too late, for the 20 victims killed by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as the 270 Chicago children killed by guns since 2007, on the windy streets of Chicago.
While crime across the nation has decreased for the fifth year in a row, homicides in the Windy City have increased by 35 per cent compared to last year.
These children were not statistics, but sons, daughters, nephews, nieces and grandchildren all robbed of their lives well before their time. – ruthie hawkins
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