The isolation and bullying eventually became unbearable, and at 16, having already dropped out of my Denver high school, I tried to reach out for help. I tried to get a gun; I wanted to take out as many people as possible — people who had tortured or ignored me — and then kill myself. It was 1997, and I had two possible locations mapped out: my school and a mall food court. He’d stayed in school while I lived a life of evictions and fast-food jobs. Members of The Washington Post Editorial Board appeal to President Trump and Congress to stand up to the gun lobby.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2018 11:15 UTC