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America Has A Problem

It’s a gun problem

Layla Kareem
2 min readSep 13, 2024
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To the victims whose innocent lives have been taken away

To the children who went to school thinking it was going to be a normal day

Your school should have been a place for you to learn and play

Your precious lives should have never ended that way

To the heroic teachers who tried to keep the shooter away

To the parents who grieve their children every day

America cannot continue on this way

Gun laws have to change and the violence needs to stop today

So for those 20 children and 6 adults who were shot in Sandy Hook School

For those 19 children and 3 adults murdered in Uvalde Elementary school

For those 17 killed and 17 injured in Parkland High School

And for the 10 killed and 14 injured in Santa Fe High School

America failed you that day

You are in our prayers every day and will never be ignored

We pray guns will be banned and peace will finally be restored

Classrooms are a place for books, textbooks, computers and learning.

A classroom should never see AR-15s, AK-47S, pistols, assault rifles, blood or mass murder.

Children are our future, not guns.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article.

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Layla Kareem
Layla Kareem

Written by Layla Kareem

I am a dreamer, believer and food lover with a curious mind. I share insights, inspiration, and in-depth perspectives. Welcome to Layla's word.

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