Americans should shout out opposition to needless gun deaths
Politicians won’t act until they are forced to.
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Politicians won’t act until they are forced to.
“I picked up a damn bullet,” the fan with the hoodie said in a Facebook post. “Still in shock ... but I am fine.”
At the ballpark, foul balls can hurt. But no one goes to baseball expecting to have to watch for flying bullets. Yet on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, that’s what happened to two female fans in the middle of the fourth inning. A pair of bullets, or so it seems, hit the leg of one woman and grazed the abdomen of the other. As we write, that’s about all we know for sure. Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
There are so many things wrong here, it’s hard to know where to start. If the players and fans weren’t warned of a possible threat just to keep business moving, that’s unconscionable.
Pat Corrales managed Texas, Cleveland and Philadelphia before a long stint on the Atlanta Braves' coaching staff.