The “Gun Violence Archive” is a data collection agency in the States
As you can imagine the information they’ve collected hasn’t turned out great
There already has been two hundred and twelve mass shootings that have occurred so far this year
Four or more people have to be shot for this statistic to appear
This doesn’t include the shooter who has committed the crime
Needless to say these numbers are increasing all the time
It’s hard to believe that six hundred and ninety three of these incidents happened the year before
This organization is independent, I guess the government doesn’t want to keep the score
Thirty four of these events happened in a place of learning
This to almost everyone is more than a subtle warning
It seems once again, discussion is coming to a peak
They haven’t finished burying the ten people in Buffalo who died last week
It just amazes me how unconcerned the government is with this crime
They wouldn’t even address it now because it would be a waste of time
They are so steadfast on their rights to bear arms
This is the credo they live by no matter who it harms
Apparently ninety percent of their population wants restrictions to be put in place
The Republicans are the ones who are stopping it in this case
The “National Rifle Association” are their backers in this crusade
If they even think of changing laws, no more money will be paid
The killings in Buffalo were racially motivated in this case
“Payton Gendron” travelled two hundred miles to get to his designated place
He researched to find a “Tops Friendly Market” and killed ten black people there
He live streamed his attack on “Twitch” for everyone to share
He describes himself as a white supremacist and it’s what motivated him to do the crime
They are calling it an act of “domestic terrorism”, another term we are hearing all the time
“Salvador Ramos” is the sniper who killed twenty one people at a Texas School
The fact that nineteen of them were young children is exceptionally cruel
They wouldn’t be his first victims as he shot his grandmother earlier in that day
Now we are hearing stories that this incident wasn’t handled in the right way
It took over an hour before officers reached the classroom they now say
Their police force is now being blamed because of the long delay
Both of these assailants were only eighteen years of age
How can someone so young be filled with so much rage?
“Gendron” in Buffalo laid his gun down and was able to survive
“Ramos” in Texas wouldn’t make it out alive
Gun restrictions in America are now front and center
Don’t expect this situation to get any better
Suggestions are to have teachers in the classroom armed
This is their way of trying to reduce the numbers that could be harmed
They are looking to retired veterans to assume a new found role
Have only one entrance to each school and have them volunteer to patrol
Once again they are ignoring this recent carnage and the ones from the past
With their obsession of bearing arms this certainly won’t be the last
The Black Sheep Poet 