Thanks, Mitch. I had to think about whether or not to go with it. Not because I worry about what gun owners might think, but because it is still so raw. I haven't gotten teary-eyed about a non-personal event since, well, Sandy Hook.

Maybe it's okay to live with mass shootings when adults are involved. I mean, it must be okay, since we don't vote the lawmakers who won't do anything about it out of office. I dunno.

But I can't ever be okay with this kind of thing. This is not something I'm willing to accept, and just call it another day in America.

And if this article gets a lot of views and I make money from it, I'll donate it to one of the GoFundMe funds at the bottom of the story.

Thanks again.