Well, unfortunately, it’s happened again. There’s been another school shooting, this time in Maryland at Greater Mills High School. This most recent shooting makes 17 since the beginning of the year. Let that sink in. Since the beginning of 2018, there have been 17 school shootings.

Something has to be done, something has to change.

I’m not speaking from a political standpoint. I’m not a very political person, I never really have been. I’m speaking straight from my own thoughts. Something has to be done. Should it be harder to get a gun? Should there be stricter background checks? I don’t know. I don't have the answers. But I do know that school shootings should not be the norm.

When I saw the news that there had been yet another shooting do you know what went through my head? Really, another one? That shouldn't be one of the first thoughts that go through a person's head when the news of a school shooting breaks.

What has this world come to where shooting up a school, taking the lives of innocent children, has become seemingly a weekly thing. It’s ridiculous. It’s appalling. I’m sure there are children out there living in fear, afraid to go to school because they fear that their school might be next. Children shouldn’t have to worry about things like that. They shouldn't have to worry about maybe we’re next or where will I hide if that happens to us. It shouldn’t be this way, but unfortunately, it is.

It’s easy to point fingers at who’s fault it may or may not be. But I’m tired of the finger-pointing. I'm tired of people trying to shift the blame one way or another. ENOUGH. Instead of beating around the bush it’s time to set things straight and make a change.

For anybody out there that has been affected by any kind of shooting, I’m sorry. For anybody out there that has lost someone close to them due to a senseless act of violence, I’m sorry. To all the families who have lost children this year due to these tragedies, I'm sorry.

I can’t imagine the pain you’ve gone through and I hope I never have to. The time for change is now.