In denial on gun violence

We Americans and our elected representatives are in a massive state of denial regarding gun violence.

We are in denial that widespread prevalence of guns is a problem. We are in denial that mass shootings are more than solitary acts, and are often manifestations of an unchecked white supremacist DNA.

We are in denial that easy access to guns is a great temptation to the demented, the hateobsessed, the follower of conspiracy theories. We are in denial of our own complicity, silence and surrender to the evil of gun violence.

We are in denial that gun registration and gun limitations can help us establish some measure of safety and control. We are in denial that the worship of guns is idolatry against God.

God have mercy on our souls and the soul of our beloved country.

Rev. Martin Deppe, Edgewater