Shootings

I live in El Paso, and the shooting has been really affecting me. No one close to me was killed in the shooting but I still feel awful.

I don’t feel like I can continue doing what I usually do. Like why should I be able to keep going when so many can’t? The shooter was killing whoever he thought was Hispanic, even a newborn baby. I’m Hispanic as well, and it’s terrifying to know that someone could kill me for the color of my skin. I’ve been having more anxiety than I’ve ever had because I feel helpless that so many people are dying and I can’t help them.

I hate how it seems as though no one in office cares. Trump didn’t even know what city the Ohio one was in, and because the shooter is white, he blames it on video games. The house passed a bill for gun control (supposed to add background checks) months ago, but Sen. McConnell has refused to let the senate vote on it. People say they don’t want their guns taken away, but why does anyone need a weapon that can kill 9 and injure 26 in thirty seconds?

I’m just so incredibly hurt by the state our country is in.