When they mobilize, they cannot be underestimated. Today, these mothers are trying to get gun controls to protect their children. The statistics bear out their concern. Thousands of children die every year from guns, and thousands more are injured. Many of these tragedies occur while children are playing at friends' homes.
Guns change everything.
People with guns kill people. Limit weapons to stones, or bats, or knives, and anyone attacked can fight back or run away. But with guns, especially rapid-fire weapons, there is no escape, and they are still too easy to acquire. The moms, and many others, want lawmakers to pass legislation that will require gun owners to be licensed and registered. We insist on licensing and registering cars.