I’ve kept the large boxes that headphones arrived in because children could hide behind them in my classroom if a shooter chooses my school.
I’ve meticulously planned how to keep your children safe. I keep the blinds down, door locked and, like I said, kept those boxes.
We now conduct drills where children (K-6) shelter in place. The reality of a shooter entering my school terrifies me and your children.
When I asked my U.S. representative, Chris Stewart, if he would support banning assault weapons, his response is he believes in supporting the Second Amendment.
I also support the Second Amendment and find it disturbing that our elected officials can’t distinguish between weapons designed for mass carnage and the intention of the Second Amendment.
It is time for Utah to ask itself if this is the society we want and to require that our national and state representatives act to protect all of us from senseless acts of gun violence.
All of Utah’s congressional delegation supported the repeal of legislation designed to keep mentally ill people from purchasing guns. Common-sense regulations are desperately needed.
Sarah Buck, Salt Lake City