A 25 year-old bank employee went to work on 4/10/23, in downtown Louisville, and livestreamed on Instagram his attack that left 5 dead & 8 wounded, as he opened fire on his fellow employees. Gunman Connour Sturgeon, employee of Old National Bank, was killed by police during the subsequent shootout. The shooter legally bought an AR-15 on April 4, and six days later used it in his targeted attack on bank employees. Police responded within a few minutes; they didn’t hesitate, they ran toward the gunshots; 26 year-old, officer Wilt, who had just graduated on 3/31/23, from the police academy, was shot in the head, underwent brain surgery, and is in critical condition. Officer Galloway was also wounded. (Officer Wilt’s younger brother is still in training at the police academy.)
I watched part of the briefing of city officials on 4/11/23, and heard Mayor Craig Greenberg speak on this horrific tragedy, and said that Louisville is grieving, that 40 Louisville residents have already been murdered this year by gun violence! Mayor Greenberg implored KY legislators to come together to make policy and put policies in place to help diminish gun violence in Kentucky & America. Greenberg sadly informed the audience that this murder weapon used on April 10th, will be auctioned off later, as that is current Kentucky law; the most the city can do is to remove the firing pin before the weapon goes to the auction site. He would like to see the confiscated weapons destroyed. The mayor said the KY legislature has turned Louisville into a sanctuary city for weapons; the city is threatened with breaking KY law if it even complies with federal law. Kentucky is dominated by Republicans who are fighting for more gun rights. Mayor Greenberg urged us to, “put people first! People before guns, children before guns!”
Mayor Greenberg said “We need help! We must find solutions to this unique gun epidemic, which is claiming far too many lives in America. This problem is impacting us all; many of us think that gun violence will not affect us, our friends or loved ones, but no one in our city, our state, or our country, has the luxury of thinking that any longer”. He said, “this is NOT about political parties; this is about Life and Death!” Greenberg wants to turn this grief into action, stating, “doing nothing is not a strategy!” He said that resources were coming from Washington and across the nation through Red Cross, and he urged citizens to give blood on a continual basis, to donate or volunteer your time to Red Cross. Another speaker, a police officer, said that “we could run, hide or fight for our lives” if we find ourselves in such a situation; those actions have saved some lives. Citizens depend on brave police officers to help them stay safe, to apprehend or take out shooters, and most officers rise to that occasion, but we need more action. Most officers, I’m sure, would like to see some 25 million automatic rifles, battleground weapons, taken off our streets!
Louisville is holding an interfaith vigil today, 5 pm, Wednesday, April 12, at the Mohammed Ali Center. Louisville is setting up a family assistance center to help all those affected by the shooting. Greenberg expressed deepest gratitude for the heroic efforts of First Responders, who arrived within about three minutes; they risked their lives to save others. “We need Congress to get on board with the majority of Americans” who are now demanding common-sense gun laws be enforced.
The surgeon/physician spoke at the briefing saying that he was weary! Weary of telling those in the waiting rooms that their loved ones were NOT coming home, ever! The Second Amendment has been so twisted & misconstrued to assuage & massage the male ego, the males who continually clamor for MORE GUNS FOR EVERYONE! We are killing ourselves! How many more of us must die, for your gun rights? “NO CHILD WANTS TO DIE FOR YOUR GUN RIGHTS!” I do NOT want to die for your aberrant gun fetish! The majority of Americans WANT COMMON-SENSE GUN LAWS! We need more extensive background checks and definitely need stricter gun storage laws enforced! If you are in an elected office, what are you there for, if not to protect our communities? We have a lack of action, which is fueling this continual, relentless gun violence. There are around 25 million assault rifles on our streets. When are there enough? Let’s ACT RATIONALLY to try to solve this gun violence epidemic! ********
As I was writing this yesterday, 4/11/23, another mass shooting occurred outside Stewart Funeral Home, in Washington D.C. Family members of the deceased, who had been fatally shot in March, asked for a police presence at the funeral; a police officer was standing outside as the grieving gatherers left the building. The unidentified suspect drove by, targeting & shooting 4 people; leaving 1 dead, and 3 critically wounded. Police are searching for a white Lexus IS350 seen on surveillance video; the car may have damage to the front passenger door. How pathetic, when people can’t even attend the funeral of a loved one without feeling they could be shot down! Google: Gun Violence Archive 2023.
We must come together, stand together, and DEMAND a BAN on ASSAULT WEAPONS! We MUST CARE ENOUGH FOR ALL OUR FELLOW AMERICANS, CHILDREN, WOMEN & MEN … TO STOP THIS INSANE, RELENTLESS ATTACK ON US ALL! WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE AS SOON AS WE ASSERT OUR COMBINED WILL THAT WE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE THIS INSANITY IN OUR NATION! IT’S ON US ALL TO DEMAND THESE POLICY CHANGES, AND TO SPEND THE NECESSARY MONEY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR OUR FELLOW AMERICANS IN NEED! WE CAN DO THIS!
Trish Forsyth Voss 4/12/23
Apr 12 2023
How many more must die?
A 25 year-old bank employee went to work on 4/10/23, in downtown Louisville, and livestreamed on Instagram his attack that left 5 dead & 8 wounded, as he opened fire on his fellow employees. Gunman Connour Sturgeon, employee of Old National Bank, was killed by police during the subsequent shootout. The shooter legally bought an AR-15 on April 4, and six days later used it in his targeted attack on bank employees. Police responded within a few minutes; they didn’t hesitate, they ran toward the gunshots; 26 year-old, officer Wilt, who had just graduated on 3/31/23, from the police academy, was shot in the head, underwent brain surgery, and is in critical condition. Officer Galloway was also wounded. (Officer Wilt’s younger brother is still in training at the police academy.)
I watched part of the briefing of city officials on 4/11/23, and heard Mayor Craig Greenberg speak on this horrific tragedy, and said that Louisville is grieving, that 40 Louisville residents have already been murdered this year by gun violence! Mayor Greenberg implored KY legislators to come together to make policy and put policies in place to help diminish gun violence in Kentucky & America. Greenberg sadly informed the audience that this murder weapon used on April 10th, will be auctioned off later, as that is current Kentucky law; the most the city can do is to remove the firing pin before the weapon goes to the auction site. He would like to see the confiscated weapons destroyed. The mayor said the KY legislature has turned Louisville into a sanctuary city for weapons; the city is threatened with breaking KY law if it even complies with federal law. Kentucky is dominated by Republicans who are fighting for more gun rights. Mayor Greenberg urged us to, “put people first! People before guns, children before guns!”
Mayor Greenberg said “We need help! We must find solutions to this unique gun epidemic, which is claiming far too many lives in America. This problem is impacting us all; many of us think that gun violence will not affect us, our friends or loved ones, but no one in our city, our state, or our country, has the luxury of thinking that any longer”. He said, “this is NOT about political parties; this is about Life and Death!” Greenberg wants to turn this grief into action, stating, “doing nothing is not a strategy!” He said that resources were coming from Washington and across the nation through Red Cross, and he urged citizens to give blood on a continual basis, to donate or volunteer your time to Red Cross. Another speaker, a police officer, said that “we could run, hide or fight for our lives” if we find ourselves in such a situation; those actions have saved some lives. Citizens depend on brave police officers to help them stay safe, to apprehend or take out shooters, and most officers rise to that occasion, but we need more action. Most officers, I’m sure, would like to see some 25 million automatic rifles, battleground weapons, taken off our streets!
Louisville is holding an interfaith vigil today, 5 pm, Wednesday, April 12, at the Mohammed Ali Center. Louisville is setting up a family assistance center to help all those affected by the shooting. Greenberg expressed deepest gratitude for the heroic efforts of First Responders, who arrived within about three minutes; they risked their lives to save others. “We need Congress to get on board with the majority of Americans” who are now demanding common-sense gun laws be enforced.
The surgeon/physician spoke at the briefing saying that he was weary! Weary of telling those in the waiting rooms that their loved ones were NOT coming home, ever! The Second Amendment has been so twisted & misconstrued to assuage & massage the male ego, the males who continually clamor for MORE GUNS FOR EVERYONE! We are killing ourselves! How many more of us must die, for your gun rights? “NO CHILD WANTS TO DIE FOR YOUR GUN RIGHTS!” I do NOT want to die for your aberrant gun fetish! The majority of Americans WANT COMMON-SENSE GUN LAWS! We need more extensive background checks and definitely need stricter gun storage laws enforced! If you are in an elected office, what are you there for, if not to protect our communities? We have a lack of action, which is fueling this continual, relentless gun violence. There are around 25 million assault rifles on our streets. When are there enough? Let’s ACT RATIONALLY to try to solve this gun violence epidemic! ********
As I was writing this yesterday, 4/11/23, another mass shooting occurred outside Stewart Funeral Home, in Washington D.C. Family members of the deceased, who had been fatally shot in March, asked for a police presence at the funeral; a police officer was standing outside as the grieving gatherers left the building. The unidentified suspect drove by, targeting & shooting 4 people; leaving 1 dead, and 3 critically wounded. Police are searching for a white Lexus IS350 seen on surveillance video; the car may have damage to the front passenger door. How pathetic, when people can’t even attend the funeral of a loved one without feeling they could be shot down! Google: Gun Violence Archive 2023.
We must come together, stand together, and DEMAND a BAN on ASSAULT WEAPONS! We MUST CARE ENOUGH FOR ALL OUR FELLOW AMERICANS, CHILDREN, WOMEN & MEN … TO STOP THIS INSANE, RELENTLESS ATTACK ON US ALL! WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE AS SOON AS WE ASSERT OUR COMBINED WILL THAT WE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE THIS INSANITY IN OUR NATION! IT’S ON US ALL TO DEMAND THESE POLICY CHANGES, AND TO SPEND THE NECESSARY MONEY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR OUR FELLOW AMERICANS IN NEED! WE CAN DO THIS!
Trish Forsyth Voss 4/12/23
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