Teri McDowell Ott reads "Foster love, not fear."
"Keep calm and carry,” my neighbor’s bumper sticker read. Not a sentiment I shared. I am not calm around guns. I did not grow up with them. Until the writing of this editorial, I’d never held a gun. My hands shake when I’m nervous, and guns make me nervous. More than enough reason to steer clear.
As the epidemic of American gun violence accelerates, I – like many of you –...
