Let go of the past and protect children, the left says

1. Things Have Changed Since Sandy Hook

From The New York Times: "America has made progress on gun control — but much of it has been pushed from the grassroots, not our political leaders."

2. Would the Founders want our kids to die in school shootings like Santa Fe? I doubt it.

From USA TODAY: "Many Founders endured their children dying and all were change-makers unbound by the past. Let's be like them. Let's stop letting guns kill our kids."

3. The Santa Fe High School shooting and the devaluing of life

From The Washington Post: "Most Republicans see these casualties as an acceptable cost for preserving our "national identity."

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