US Congress Debates 8-Year-Old's Gun, Ignores Its Own Arms Deals
An 8-year-old in Fort Mohave, Arizona, allegedly brought a loaded gun to school. The media, rightly, focuses on the tragic implications of a child with a firearm. Yet, the same outlets, and the lawmakers they cover, rarely apply the same scrutiny to their own government's role in arming conflicts that devastate entire populations. While Arizona grapples with an 8-year-old, Congress routinely
approves billions in military aid—often to countries with questionable human rights records, fueling cycles of violence globally. For perspective, the Biden administration recently approved another $1.3 billion in weapons to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets and over 2,000-pound bombs, despite ongoing concerns from human rights groups. How many loaded guns, metaphorically speaking, does the
U.S. government put into the hands of others, and how many 'children' are impacted by those decisions? The silence on this disparity is, shall we say, deafening.