Nineteen months ago, shortly before starting my freshman year at CU Boulder, I sat in front of my computer at home in Colorado and penned an opinion piece for The Colorado Sun born out of frustration at the lack of advancement with gun control in the United States. Twenty-three people had just been killed at […]
Nina Shelanski
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: We are the children of gun violence, fear, racism and hate. Will you love us more than your guns?
We are the children of gun violence. We are the generation of Columbine, of Virginia Tech, of Sandy Hook, of MSD. We are the children who know every exit and hiding place in our schools. When we were young we were taught to hide, if you’re quiet maybe the shooter won’t find you, maybe you’ll […]