Political Quotes

“a few years ago, an author named Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book titled ``The Tipping Point.'' He spelled out that in the course of history, when something occurs that changes people's thinking and actions, it is a precipitous moment where what has been done for so long stops, is reevaluated, and a different course is followed. The clear question we have in America today is whether we have reached a tipping point when it comes to gun violence. It has only been 13 days since the tragedy in Parkland, FL. Look at what has happened since. Of course there is outrage, sadness, and mourning for the families who lost these wonderful students, teachers, and administrators, but beyond that, these high school students--17, 18 years old, some even younger--have become a national voice, a powerful voice on the issue of gun safety in schools. I often wondered when this moment might occur or whether it would occur. There has been such a long litany and string of mass shootings and massacres. It is sad to say that there was a numbness setting in. When terrible things occurred in places like Las Vegas, Texas, and other States, you wondered, is that the event? Will the killing of those innocent children in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut be the tipping point? Will America finally say ``enough''? It appears that on this day, 13 days after the tragedy in Florida, we are near or at a tipping point when it comes to gun safety. Some of it is very personal.…”