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<blockquote data-quote="CoachR64" data-source="post: 2077376" data-attributes="member: 2150"><p>Rough draft of my letter I just typed up:</p><p></p><p>Dear Editor;</p><p></p><p> After seeing the numerous victims and families of victims of gun violence being paraded across the screen on many news outlets in recent weeks, I decided I need to tell my story. You see, I too am a victim of gun violence.</p><p> Almost 5 years ago, I was at a night club/concert venue during a show. The venue was a gun free zone with off duty officers checking patrons at the door. Despite the rules and regulations, one young man was able to sneak a firearm into the venue. At one point in the night, a confrontation broke out and this thug decided to pull his firearm. He dropped the cheap little pistol and it went off. I took the bullet. The bullet entered my body by my right hip and traveled up and across my back and spine until it stopped somewhere near my left kidney. I am very fortunate that no vital organs, bones, nerves, vessels, etc&#8230; were hit. To this day, I still carry around that piece of metal in my back. I still experience pain from where that bullet tore through the muscles in my back.</p><p> I have every right to be angry. I have every right to hate guns. For a long time, loud noises going off behind me would cause an adrenaline dump that got my heart pumping. This experience changed my life. So, why am I not being paraded on television to tell my story with other victim of gun violence? The answer is because my story has a different ending. </p><p> I refuse to blame an inanimate object for what happened to me. I refuse to support the removal of rights of law-abiding citizens because I was the victim of some low-life thug who didn’t follow the law. No rules or regulations stopped him. He didn’t care. He chose to bring that gun into a gun free zone because he was a coward, knowing that having the only gun in the establishment gave him all the power. I firmly believe that had this venue not been a gun free zone, the gun he had would have never came into play. He pulled his firearm because he had no fear of others shooting back. Like the cowardly criminals who participated in the recent mass shootings, he wasn’t looking for a fight. He was looking for victims.</p><p> As a victim of gun violence, I refuse to allow the fact that some criminal changed my life through his heinous act tread on the freedoms and liberties of the citizens of this country. The problem here was not the gun. It for sure wasn’t the assault weapons some of our legislators are going after now. The problem was that this coward felt no fear or hesitation in pulling his gun as he knew there would not be anyone to stop him in the gun free zone. The law abiding citizens obeyed and had no way to protect themselves from this criminal.</p><p> I am also a teacher. I teach because I am passionate about loving, helping, protecting, and mentoring kids. By creating these gun free zones around our children, we are putting them at great risk. I agree that Sandy Hook was a wakeup call. Unfortunately, many of our law makers are turning it into a nightmare for Americans by putting the blame on inanimate objects versus looking at the real issues such as mental health reform and allowing trained teachers the means to protect the students in their care.</p><p> This is my story. Unfortunately, many news outlets and politicians have no use for my story as it does not fit their agenda. We cannot demonize inanimate objects and punish the citizens for the actions of a few criminals who refuse to follow any new laws we pass.</p><p></p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>&#8232;Jeremy Reynolds</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoachR64, post: 2077376, member: 2150"] Rough draft of my letter I just typed up: Dear Editor; After seeing the numerous victims and families of victims of gun violence being paraded across the screen on many news outlets in recent weeks, I decided I need to tell my story. You see, I too am a victim of gun violence. Almost 5 years ago, I was at a night club/concert venue during a show. The venue was a gun free zone with off duty officers checking patrons at the door. Despite the rules and regulations, one young man was able to sneak a firearm into the venue. At one point in the night, a confrontation broke out and this thug decided to pull his firearm. He dropped the cheap little pistol and it went off. I took the bullet. The bullet entered my body by my right hip and traveled up and across my back and spine until it stopped somewhere near my left kidney. I am very fortunate that no vital organs, bones, nerves, vessels, etc… were hit. To this day, I still carry around that piece of metal in my back. I still experience pain from where that bullet tore through the muscles in my back. I have every right to be angry. I have every right to hate guns. For a long time, loud noises going off behind me would cause an adrenaline dump that got my heart pumping. This experience changed my life. So, why am I not being paraded on television to tell my story with other victim of gun violence? The answer is because my story has a different ending. I refuse to blame an inanimate object for what happened to me. I refuse to support the removal of rights of law-abiding citizens because I was the victim of some low-life thug who didn’t follow the law. No rules or regulations stopped him. He didn’t care. He chose to bring that gun into a gun free zone because he was a coward, knowing that having the only gun in the establishment gave him all the power. I firmly believe that had this venue not been a gun free zone, the gun he had would have never came into play. He pulled his firearm because he had no fear of others shooting back. Like the cowardly criminals who participated in the recent mass shootings, he wasn’t looking for a fight. He was looking for victims. As a victim of gun violence, I refuse to allow the fact that some criminal changed my life through his heinous act tread on the freedoms and liberties of the citizens of this country. The problem here was not the gun. It for sure wasn’t the assault weapons some of our legislators are going after now. The problem was that this coward felt no fear or hesitation in pulling his gun as he knew there would not be anyone to stop him in the gun free zone. The law abiding citizens obeyed and had no way to protect themselves from this criminal. I am also a teacher. I teach because I am passionate about loving, helping, protecting, and mentoring kids. By creating these gun free zones around our children, we are putting them at great risk. I agree that Sandy Hook was a wakeup call. Unfortunately, many of our law makers are turning it into a nightmare for Americans by putting the blame on inanimate objects versus looking at the real issues such as mental health reform and allowing trained teachers the means to protect the students in their care. This is my story. Unfortunately, many news outlets and politicians have no use for my story as it does not fit their agenda. We cannot demonize inanimate objects and punish the citizens for the actions of a few criminals who refuse to follow any new laws we pass. Sincerely, 
Jeremy Reynolds [/QUOTE]
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