The Right Not to Be
Murdered with a Semiautomatic Weapon
In the richest, most powerful land in the history of the
world,
You don’t have the right to food, shelter, basic medical
care . . .
But you do have the right to own and use a powerful killing
machine.
You can carry it in your pocket, your holster,
In your car or pick-up,
You can carry it into a church and murder
15-month-olds, 77-year-olds, a dozen children,
A pregnant woman and the unborn child she is bearing.
The woman you are shooting also bears arms, the arms,
Legs, hands, feet, heart, and brain of the future,
Of hope.
This does not have to be.
And those offering only “thoughts and prayers,”
Forget that we are the hands and feet of God.
“There is nothing we can do”
Is a dangerous lie!
We know what we
can do—
Let’s get started right now!
Bob
Coughlin / November 7, 2017
