‘No More Running’: Mother Describes How Toddler Reacted To Highland Park Mass Shooting 

AMEN.

Agreed!!

100 percent.

Except we arent focusing on the problem. the problem is MENTAL HEALTH

@@floridagirl9064 no the problem is guns...look at other countries ...mental health problems are everywhere...mass shootings are not...

@floridagirl yes, the mental health issues of the people who think having more guns than people and weapons of war easy for any 18 yr old to get...right there are obvious mental health issues in our country. This is far from sane

Anyone not in support of a total ban on military grade weapons to the public are Murderers of our innocent children

I totally agree, terrific interview.

@Hail SATAN although the point she made was VERY simple, I appears to have soared right over your head 😈?

​@Hail SATAN intelligent as a park lake duck 👌

@Hail SATAN I guess that makes it all Ok then.

That whole community impresses me.

I hope she gets politically involved and becomes an activist.

Virginia glad she spoke up!

what an oddly worded comment...

ftp. you mean you don't want people at a parade out-gunned.

The sale of them is outlawed in the rest of the country. Why on earth Illinios allows the sale of them is beyond me?

Was thinking the same Which direction do you run if you don’t know where the bullets are flying from? Carnage is a result of this and thought they bought them from underground mkt and maybe this is part of the plan they’re trying desperately to get rid of us to release the mega population so go figure?!…. It could have been worse RIP! 🙏🏼

@@deirdrepasko9965 You can purchase them legally in Texas, California, for starters. They are not outlawed in the rest of the country.

I agree. Why aren't police unions speaking out? It is amazing to me that they aren't more vocal in wanting assault weapons banned.

Shes a lying crisis actor

We have worker training at work what happens if there is an active shooting, I have to think what I would do if someone had a semi-automatic and vest and how to try take that person down when I have nowhere to go. Sad times.

My mom wanted to go to a movie and I purposely chose the latest movie in the middle of the week so there would be less chance of being killed in the theater. We should not have to think like that in a country that is not even technically at war. I guess we kind of are though.

I had this fear all throughout College on my campus, I’m glad I’m out now

@The Father’s Daughter It’s just that the majority of the mass shootings have been legally acquired semi automatic weapons. Obviously some people will be able to find them illegally, but it will still cut down on the instances if we install safeguards and take precautions like background checks and safe storage laws.

I've been doing that since sandy hook💔💔💔💔 is scary to think no place is really safe from these weapons 😢💔

So, in fact they're not actually designed for defense at all, but in truth, for offence

If they are not for defensive purposes then why do the police show up with them in these situations?

@@growlikethewind5788 exactly.

@@growlikethewind5788 You mean after the fact. The police don't show up to shoot people just trying to enjoy their life either. Y'all are running out of excuses.

@@SLickev92 police show up with them because people have them. Ban assault rifles and you will see police show up with tasers and hand guns except in highly emergency situations. Assault rifles and high-capacity magazines have no business in the hands of civilians!

It boils down to money. The NRA pays big bucks to make sure guns are available to anyone. And not just hand guns. They want to have AR15's available to ANYONE. Those are weapons of war, designed to destroy as many bodies as possible, in the shortest time possible.

We must change the purpose of the fight and change the weapon too. Money can be our weapon for change. We can boycott a few things; close our checking accounts with big banks and go to smaller local banks, let's stay home, go to work, go home and stay home, only shop for necessities and use mom n pop buz, no trips to the mall, no movie theatres, no dinners; cuz politics happens at the local level; if we pull our money from local economy, that means less sales tax, that means less money for the city; we pressure them to come to the table. We can even collectively default on our utility bills and keep paying them late. I know other countries have practiced these boycotts, they stayed at home, they didn't even turn the light son, they darkened their communities to protest; don't mean strikes, but I mean putting pressure on the local economy.

Sounds nice but when will we do something. Women have to get a grip and start marching for our children's lives. Obviously, our old, out of touch, lawmakers aren't going to do anythibng.

@@polarbearsrus6980 WE need to contact our local nonprofit groups. They can help us spread the word out. It starts small, neighborhood by neighborhood and makes it to the headlines. I am contacting local groups in my State. We don't have to wait for each other. Just start. You don't need all 50 states and you don't need them simultaneously. Just start somewhere. It will receive public support eventually. Be patient. Aren't we patiently waiting for the Congress to do something (for what??) and patiently watching the crazy news cycle. It's not illegal to not to shop or change Banks. It's not illegal to turn your lights off. When you default your utility bill they won't stop service immediately. And the late fee is rly small (not like a CC late fee) .Mass protests do not change anything. They are not even safe any more.

REPUBLICANS are blocking a ban on all military-style assault rifles. REPUBLICANS are pro-death. Vote for DEMOCRATIC congressmen and representatives to ban all military-style style in Congress. Vote for DEMOCRATS in state elections including the governor of your state.

I was going to say something similar. It's the trauma that makes people remember. Doesn't matter what age they are.

I’m not sure if it was the trauma for our young children or the dysfunctional family that was worse. So someone told me it was the parents fault. So our kids went through trauma in a dysfunctional family doesn’t recover like someone from a functional family. Talking about the shooting and the past constantly like Carl Jung playing with a shadow is not as good as what the Bible says, forget those things that are behind, I’m trying to stop talking about past trauma and move on, press forward.

We need to gather all the social symptoms in one place, and study that phenomenon. It isn't just guns and shooting. Many other symptoms of insanity & unrest.

@@larrysherk

@@larrysherk NO. we need to vote every stinking Reichpublican OUT!

That mama is absolutely right. There is no reason for a citizen to own an assault rifle. MAAR....mothers against assault rifles.

@@nacarreira777 or WAAR. Women Against Assault Rifles.

@@youcrazycat1 Even better

"Military grade becomes criminal grade" I am so tired of crying and giving, thoughts and prayers. Politicians, your oath includes the public safety and welfare of your constituents. Do your job and quit sucking up to the special interests that fund your campaigns. Americans need representation that cares about the communities they represent. Those seats you sit in, are our seats. They belong to us. Enough already.

The problem here is, Illinois Allows the sale of military weapons. It's Against the LAW in the rest of the country!!!! Civilians are NOT permitted to purchase military weapons! WTH, Illinios?

@@deirdrepasko9965 You can purchase an AR-15 in almost every state. There are only a few states that require you to be 21, which this guy was. It is not just Illinois. Civilians can purchase military grade weapons.

Laws exist to punish the innocent. Evil doesn't care how many laws you pass. Just be glad these looneys flunked chemistry class.

@@janetpingrey7155 Military-grade is garbage. Made by the lowest bidder.

The sobering reality is most Americans are like her.. but we live amongst some real monsters who are allowed to show their true colors here. The sugar coating of American life wears thin on us.

@@Yourmom-yz7qw Sadly, We won't even consider visiting the US again. A local travel agency, which is well known for organising holidays to America, has had to make major changes to its business. Nobody wants to go to the US on vacation.

@@elizabethgrogan8553 Just FYI: I’m a citizen of the US , I don’t want to be here either. I live in one of the state’s that just made it easier to carry a concealed weapons. Also carry in stores, bars, etc. It’s just getting more crazy in the past few years. So I understand how you feel across the pond.

@@elizabethgrogan8553 it's just as well, there's too many illegals running around, who BTW, due to a tip from a brave American, thwarted a mass shooting by two of them!

@@marisolaquino719 FYI, unless the person is the designated driver, it's illegal to open carry while in a bar. --It is against the law to drink alcohol while having a gun on ones' person.

The US government so easily takes away fundamental away from women but is so slow to enforce gun control laws. We live in a time where guns have more rights than women. How has America become a country with such rampant violence and greedy politicians with no morals?

This happened 10 miles from me. My college student is ready to return to uni in the UK.

Great question about US Government

I’m a mom of two from NY and allowing them to go out with friends or even when they are in school I’m a nervous wreck. Going into a crowded area has me more alert rather than relaxing and enjoying my time …it’s ridiculous. I don’t recall my childhood being this hard..these poor kids having to endure so much…it’s heart breaking and more so, this is happening everywhere in the US.

@@Blushnprincess I totally feel for you. I grew up in California and am lucky to live abroad now. But when I go back home, I'm reticent to go into crowded areas. The undercurrent of fear stays with you, even if you're not fully conscious of it. Only after moving overseas, I realized the weight of worry I carried with me daily. I truly feel more relaxed here. I'm not afraid to go grocery shopping, attend a sports game, go to a mall, a concert, or visit a tourist attraction. I wish my fellow US citizens could all be released from the fear of becoming another innocent victim of a mass shooting. This is a horrible state to endure for yourself and your family. I'm crying right now just thinking about it. When will things change? It's so frustrating.

@Brian Z Yeah this is so bad . No one is safe any more . You can't do any thing any more without thinking in the back of your mind ( IS TODAY THE DAY ). I don't want to rub it in but . So happy to live in Canada !

@Brian Z republicans are deplorable "people"

@Brian Z - well said.

Living safely in Europe, I feel the same. Heartbreaking.

@@feanorian21maglor38 It is . Its very sad .

Learn what an assult style weapon is before you start going on a rant about banning them. The media is describing this gun in a way simple minds like yours will automatically think its an assault rifle.... you got suckered into the left wing agenda again.

@@darrmad3593 stop being coy. I don't need to define exact weapons. Everyone knows what I am referring to. To pretend your knowledge of specific Assault type weapons somehow makes you intellectually superior shows how far on the right fanatical fringe YOU are.

So have I. Whenever I see or hear from politicians like Ted Cruz or Marjorie Taylor Greene or others who "support the cause" of ownership of assault weapons, I want to scream at them. THEY are the reason that none of us are safe in public places now. THEY are getting campaign donor money from the NRA and the gun lobby. THEY ARE A LOT OF THE PROBLEM. VOTE THEM OUT!

Anything that is used to harm other people, can be deemed as an 'assault weapon', even a letter opener.

@@deirdrepasko9965 What is your point!? Just to show your ignorance thanks for your response...

If other good civilians had guns they would have stopped him right away. Remember Hitler and Stalin took all citizens guns away before they killed millions of people

@@jaynemarino7011 I see my response went right over your head. Likewise, thanks for your ignorance and response.

@@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044 Exactly and Thank-you!

Murder is as old as time. Cain killed able

Unlike Chomo Joe!

Same here

The parents would probably be alive if they had a gun

exactly, we have to stay on this.

The shooter was most likely trained groomed paid coached to do the shooting by many people to establish hitlers and Stalin s agenda

@P.J. They're not, or they would have solved this problem by now. This is their livelihood.

@@ecbh8487 ... what a livelihood It's deadlihood to innocent people.

They have no shame. No guns allowed at their events either!

Yeah, but the one little boys parents were not protected

People keep saying that. Clearly there's more bad than good out there. People are selfish. End of story

How do you help a two year old understand that mommy and daddy are gone forever. Plus that sense of abandonment because mom and dad where there and all of a sudden gone forever

@@carolgeorge1071 Different kids. The one whose mom was shot and dad died on top of him knows. The man and his son who found the boy report that he was asking: Mom shot?, Dad shot? He was there and he knows what happened but doesn't know what to call it yet. It is probably his first experience with death of any kind so it will take a while till he asks all the questions he needs answered. The kid who ran with his parents needs to know why his family ran, and why everyone else ran, Both need to know how the sounds (of gunfire and of screaming) connect to the results of that day. They are having feelings and emotions but need more words to describe what those are. They need patient, caring people who are listening to them and are there to answer their questions at a childs pace, They need reassurance that even though very bad things happened that day, the entire world did not change but someparts are gone. Coming to terms with a bad event is a requirement that is not dependent on age. The adults too will need lots of care as they sort this all out and figure out what comes next in their lives. BTW, mom and dad didn't abandon the boy. They were taken away, and dad gave his last breath to protect his son.

And they call themselves prolife

Funny thing about laws, criminals don’t tend to care about them

@@johngriff914 yeah because there's soo much gun violence in Australia right? 😂 There must be 0 criminals there 🤦‍♂️

Automatic weapons ARE banned in the US for the most part. In order to possess a fully-automatic weapon in the US you must go though an extensive FBI/ATF background check. You must also pay an expensive fee in order to receive a Class III Firearms Tax Stamp. Also, your fully-automatic firearm must have been manufactured prior to 1989.

@@scottlalexander510 Just correct the OP by saying *semi-automatic weapons. You know what they meant.

@@peaceloveharmony7213: No. I don't know what they meant. I'm seeing this all the time because people are uneducated about firearms. I'm not clairvoyant. I can't possibly know what people "mean" when they make a comment.

That's all assault weapons are usually used for, to hunt people

This is absolutely true. My grandson has PTSD from an event he suffered at the same age, as well as behavioral problems. Our entire family is working toward his recovery, but it is a long and challenging road, even with professionals helping us.

Agree

I nearly drowned in a swimming pool when I was two, and still remember it.

Very true. This needs to be processed professionally for him. The body does keep score.

@Sheila in the hundreds of comments, many so inappropriate it is incomprehensible, I've read about any mass murder, you are the first person I've read ASKING how ppl are!! Very sweet. Don't get me wrong, most I've read are supportive with good wishes, but you ASKED. Powerful.

Buy a gun to defend yourself from people like him and from those who sent him

@@ecbh8487 it's time the human race became a family. Stay well. Stay strong. Stay safe.

Because it's in the Bill of Rights that citizens are permitted to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. The Bill of Rights is different from the Constitution, the Constitution is Federal, the Bill of Rights is State. That's just how it was set up. The Founding Fathers did Not want big government, that's why they left certain laws up to the individual States. An unarmed society is Not more peaceful, murderers use other things to do their crimes with, trucks/cars, knives, /swords, bombs, religion.

It is difficult to imagine an unarmed society if one has never experienced it firsthand.I am an American living in Canada,so I do know and can honestly say you are wrong in your flawed logic.The ownership of lethal force should not be entrusted to the common citizen for the detriment of the rest of society.Laws are the rule of the land,not vigilance or a need to protect from a tyrannical government,the guns did n`t help then and they won`t help in the future.The laws need to hold the same meaning in all states without exception,and they should carry maximum penalty with 3 strikes and zero tolerance for possible convictions.Lawful citizens should have access if they insist on ownership,personal liability insurance and licencing through a federal agency database could monitor information in any state in real time to potentially take them out of the wrong hands.Anything at this point would help.

The second amendment starts with the words "A well ordered militia". These people are not well ordered or a militia. Why do people who tout the 2nd Amendment ignore the first part?

@@lisar.3067 It used to e that everyone worked together toward a common goal and our differences were merely of opinion and not fundamentally skewed and polarized. America was great from the unity and love for our fellow human and a love of the freedom this country was founded on.It is clear that this issue has gotten out of control and deadly to the general public. Are our personal rights more important than the rights of society as a whole? If there was responsible ownership this would n`t be an issue.Lethal force is not something the common citizen should need,but have been convinced somehow that it is a solution,not a responsibility,a liability or a privilege. America was built on gun culture,so it is also up to America to set the standard and lead from example,to show the world that there is a conscientious society willing to do what is necessary to protect it`s citizens without arrogance or ignorance to the problem at hand. Politicians make guns deadly,allowing a proliferation of legal firearms to exist and not cracking down or doing nothing at all,too afraid to take action for the right reasons.Giving the NRA so much political power is the result of manufacturers funding them and creating a domestic market available on an international scale.The US produces an estimated 90% of the weapons distributed globally.Selling arms has always been an American interest.Why would the government want change if it meant losing money? Who is responsible for this in the first place? It all starts with the individual opening their eyes to the problem on a personal level,and learning to cope without resorting to violence or needing to feel protected or just because they can when other options exist.It is selfishness that keeps things the way they are and make matters worse. There is something fundamentally broken when kids like Kyle R get turned into some sort of hero,which he certainly was not.He is,and will forever more be a killer who got off easy.

Thank you for caring. I agree. Love from New Zealand ❤️🙏🌺

@Susie. As a child and adolescent therapist, and a trauma specialist I begin seeing children from age 2 and up. I agree with you. Children know. Hopefully these kids get help before they reach adolescence when their repressed trauma can easily turn into socially unhealthy behaviors, not the least of which is self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, antisocial behaviors, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation/attempts, and the list goes on.

@@ecbh8487 Thank you for the work you do. It's such an irritation to me perhaps because as I was growing up I was continuously told (as was the thought at the time) "children are meant to be seen not heard". I didn't even talk until I was closer to the age of 4, not because there was anything wrong with me, it was just because my family (4 much older siblings, and mom) didn't see me as a human being with feelings. I had to go into speech therapy in school when I entered 1st grade because I was never really allowed to talk before then. I am very lucky to have been aware at a very young age that I was protected and loved by my higher guidance, so I just learned to have compassion for the ignorance of my family. I knew I was loved. But many children are not this lucky. I just feel in the deepest part of my heart that if we treated our young children like the conscious beings that they are, then maybe the world would be a much better place. Drives me nuts when I hear someone say "oh they'll be fine, kids are resilient" UGH Because of people like you who do the hard work of helping young children process Trauma, the world WILL become a better place!

@@chrisdacrisis4670 I agree completely of course. Question is how to adjudicate it. It’s like a no fly list. Has some complexities and will have a lot of resistance