he famous quote by Gandhi “be the change you wish to see in the world” always impacted me as a child. I always wanted to make a difference, seize the world and hold it in my arms even cuddle it to make it better. I grew up looking up to politicians like Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama and wish I could be like them one day, help people in need and say something when it is not right. Now as a young adult I look at the issues that have been happening in this country and think “How many children need to die before something is done about this issue?”Which is why this whole walkout is idiotic. If we memorialize every victim of gun violence we will be here for an endless amount of time, in fact, 36 people die each day due to gun violence. …show more content…
Nevertheless, that will not solve anything. How can we make the world a better place or even ourselves better if we can’t even talk about the topic in the first place? How can we even memorialize these victims of gun violence without talking about it? I was told if I was to talk about gun control no one will listen or hear me, but I do not think that is true, not everyone will agree on the same thing ever. For example, Rosa Parks no one thought black people should sit in the front of the bus that did not stop her from fighting for what she believed in. She was yelled at threatened and abused but in the end, her name was still remembered plus she was heard maybe not by everyone but by some and that is what matters. I am not here to start a riot or force my political beliefs on others, but I think most of us can agree something needs to be done and maybe I am the one to do that because it seems like no one is speaking up and that is disturbing. When you have a family member who has died due to gun violence you will see how important this topic is to me and others. I sympathize with the families of the victims this is not to disrespect the dead but to save the ones