Another mass shooting. Another example of someone who obviously should have never gotten their hands on a gun. Another example of a young white man who, admittedly not being raised in a racist home took it upon himself to strike out against people... total strangers... who were nothing more than different than him. Obviously insane, Dylan Roof was welcomed into their place of worship and he sat with them for an hour before murdering nine of them in cold blood. Columbine, Blacksburg, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Tucson and now Charleston. At what point do we say enough? Children and young adults murdered at school? No. People watching a movie? No. People meeting there elected official? No. People praying at their place of worship?! We will see.
There is a gap in our system that fails to alert us to insane people that are willing to kill a large group of people. There is a gap in our system that allows people that are insane to get a hold of high capacity weapons. There is a gap in our system that sells weapons to civilians that have no other purpose than to kill and awful lot of people. Yes, these are not easy things to do. Yes, they bring into question the constitutionality of the Second Amendment. Yes, it challenges incredibly wealthy lobbyists like the NRA. Yes, it does question the privacy between mental health professionals and their clients and when things need to be reported. These will all be hard things to address. But, one of the hardest things I read today is that the families of the victims in Charleston forgave Dylan Roof for his murderous rampage. If they can do that, the rest of us can try to keep this from happening again.
Workout: Cardiorespiratory Power Session
Heavy Rope Whips, 10 sets of 30 seconds of maximal effort, 1 minute rest
Hanging Knees to Elbows, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
AbMat Abdominal Crunches, 50 repetitions
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