3 Thoughts on the Uvalde, Texas School Shooting

1) In the wake of revelations that the Supreme Court plans to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling (1973), the American Left exhibits a keen understanding of how the “Pro-Life” movement is instead an effort by right-wing white men to control the “others” around them (in this case, women) and retain their unique privilege in society. The Left needs to understand loose gun laws the same way. Republicans keep gun laws weak for a reason. Right-wing men want immediate, unaccountable access to guns in order to control women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community and…