Friday 1 February 2013
For every issue, there comes a turning point. The Sandy Hook Massacre was one. For Civil Rights, it came when Rosa Parks took a seat on the bus. For gay rights, it was the Stonewall. Homosexuality was the reality that dare not give its name. Now we hear Stonewall cited in Obama’s second inaugural. The battle over gun control is ending. It won’t end today and it won’t end tomorrow, but it is surely ending. There will still be guns. But during the next session of Congress, legislation will be passed bringing reason and moderation to our guns laws. Oh, yes, there will be. And fewer children lying dead in their blood. Roger Ebert ☀
