This guest essay was written by Gun Sense Chester County member Barbara Gall Sheehan. She read excerpts of the essay at our recent event, Remembrance — 5th Anniversary of the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary.
By Barbara Gall Sheehan
If only….I was sick that day
If only… I had missed the bus
If only…I was better at hiding
If only…I could run faster
If only…my teacher was a super hero
If only…my Dad was there to protect me
If only…I was invisible
If only…he didn’t have a GUN
Whether you are pro-gun, anti-gun or somewhere in between, we all can agree that guns in the wrong hands have tragic consequences and there is no harsher example than Sandy Hook.
Five years ago, our nation was shaken to its core when the unthinkable happened in a Connecticut elementary school. Just two weeks…
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