Craig Nason : I survived the Columbine school shooting - then watched Uvalde ... - 0 views
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In April 1999, I survived the Columbine shooting. At just 17 years old, I was forced to process the murder of my friends, the trauma of my community, and the unique attention the world paid to my experience. At the time, Columbine was considered a once-in-a-generation type of tragedy — one that few other people in our country would ever have to contend with.
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According to the organization Everytown for Gun Safety, the U.S. has experienced 274 mass shootings since 2009 alone. Thousands of survivors are now part of a club that nobody wants to join.
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I think about how we vowed to “never forget” Columbine. How we would make sure the next generation would be safer. The opposite has happened.
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