Warbird Information Exchange

Whatever the causes, whatever the solutions, this is a tragedy. One person took the lives of 26 others, mostly very young children. Those children will never see another Christmas. Or come home to their dog waiting at the door. Or have their first kiss. Or prom. Or marry, or have children of their own. Each of those children's loss sent waves through their families that they will never recover from. Each of those families will hold the memory of their lost child in their hearts for generations, and mourn. Each of their mothers will lie awake at night unable to comfort, unable to nurture, unable to hold their child. Every time each of those fathers sees Spongebob Squarepants he will hurt. He will want to yell at his lost child to turn the television down and regret that he can't. He will wonder who his son would become, who his daughter would have married. They will all carry this burden to the day they die, unhealed. None of us can ever make this anything but what it is.
This is a tragedy. Not a political argument.