Short diary, but this is just making the news:
Claire Davis dies from injuries in Arapahoe High School shooting - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24773804/claire-davis-school-shooting-victim-is-dead#ixzz2oA19
She's been in a coma since she was shot on December 13. The news of her death has just been posted. She was 17.
Those of you who have teenagers - well, really, any child you're close to - may want to be extra supportive to them tonight. From what I'm seeing on Twitter, a lot of teens have been following this and the news is hitting them hard.
Condolences to Claire's family and friends.
< edit > I'm reposting this tweet from Newtown Action because I believe their hashtags, #NoMoreSilence and #HonorwithAction, sum up the course we need to take in order to rescue our civilization from the gun lobby / violence industry:
Oh, and FUCK the NRA and their toadies.
8:57 PM PT: H/t to Compost on the Weeds for recommending this relevant segment from last night's Rachel Maddow show:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/gun-reform-movement-spreads-among-students-97613891581
(was not able to embed this, hence the link)
NB: This interview is one of the most hopeful things I've heard on this topic in a long time