Jan and I were still trying to process the fact that she had been shot and were not ready to talk. Jan was a victim and had what I can best describe as victims guilt. She had been shot by Debra Monce and was worried about her feelings. We wanted it to just go away.
But it still is not. Jan still carries a bullet in her body put there by Debra Monce and her gun. We both carry anger and frustration at Debra Monce and the system that allows her and people like her to carry guns.
The NRA says that guns don't kill people, people kill people. Well if Debra had been caring a knife, a lighter, a rope, a book or almost anything else and dropped it. Well that is all that would have happened, what ever it was it would have just hit the ground and laid there. Jan would not have been shot, we would not be living with this anger.
But unfortunately too much time has passed the news, and the interest in the story has faded. Which is funny to me because nothing has changed. Debra has taken no responsibility for her actions, more people in the State of Florida are able to secretly get guns and concealed weapons permit. I say secretly because in my research in Florida the identity of concealed weapon permit holders is kept secret by the state. The only thing I could find out is the number of permits issued. That worked out to be 3 in every 100. o next time you are in a crowd guess how many people are carrying guns. It gives you pause.
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