The broken system of empty promises after gun violence

Each time there is a school shooting, gang or juvenile-related murder in America, the responses are always the same, but nothing changes. Local leaders, clergy, state, and federal officials all say, "This has to stop." They hold meetings, candlelight prayer vigils and have marches, but the shootings continue.

Hurting people and weary communities need to hear something positive, but not the same lie over and over. Politicians, preachers, and community leaders cannot control the actions of every American.

Guns can be purchased legally and illegally, and humans will keep making bad decisions. This is why the shootings have and will continue. The system of promising change that you cannot put into effect must stop. American citizens need to open their eyes and stop believing the same lie decade after decade.

Gun violence can indeed decrease with everyone working together, but as long as humans own firearms, there is the risk of murder. It's time to take a deep breath and have an honest conversation about what we are dealing with.

President Joe Biden said there had been over 400 school shootings since Columbine. Add to that the number of gun-related deaths in each state. The statisticsppt indicate shootings have increased despite religious and political leaders insisting the violence will stop.

As a nation, we should do everything we can to educateand speak on the evils of gun violence. Grieving families need assistance, and communities must have a police presence. Prayer and religious training can be beneficial, but it's time to stop making false promises.

No community leader, preacher, or elected official has the answer to stop the violence. If they did, it would have stopped after Columbine. Recently in my city, two young men shot at each other, and both of them died, leaving family, friends, and the community in pain and searching for answers.

Last week twomen from out of town were found shot to death in a vehicle in a church parking lot. Four livesunder the age of 45 were senselessly taken. Everyone is shocked and once again saying it's got to stop.

City leaders are saying they will stop gun violence, which they have not been able to do up to this point. Their words are empty promises.

Instead of being shocked that the murders happened in a church parking lot, everyone should take note of how this may not have happened years ago. Local, state, and federal officials and religious leaders should serve the communities, but they need to stop making empty promises. 

There has been an increase in gun violence in general, and more violent acts are taking place inside churches and on church property across America. Certainly, everyone should work together to address this growing problem, but the system of promising what cannot be delivered is broken, with no viable way to fix it.

If religious and community leaders admitted they don't have the solutions, they might lose credibility with those they serve. It's the people and church members who need to open their eyes and hold thanyone from using a gun.ese individuals accountable. Instead, they clap, nod in agreement, and say amen because they don't want to believe there is nosolution to stop,

Before you attack me and others who address thsi truth, why not take alook at your local, state, or nationwide statistics? How long have people been dying from gun violence, and how long have you listened to empty promises? If you have been watching shootings escalate, the problem is not that I and others are addressing this issue.

The root cause is that you continue to listen to those who need you to cast a ballot or fill a seat in their church. The definition of insanity is doing something over and over with the same results. You keep hoping that one day the lie will become the truth, even though you are looking at evidence that it never will. The system is broken, but can you admit this?