We Can’t Keep Living Like This: A Stand Against Gun Violence

TYLER, Texas (TXAN 24) — Gun violence is tearing families apart — in East Texas and across the country.

We see the headlines. We report the stories. But somewhere along the way, we’ve started treating these tragedies like background noise. Another name. Another candlelight vigil. Another “thoughts and prayers.”

It’s not enough.

Behind every bullet is a broken community. A mother without a child. A neighborhood frozen by fear. A school that never feels the same again. We cannot accept this as normal.

This isn’t about politics, it’s about people. It’s about demanding better for our children, our schools, and our streets. It’s about looking out for one another and speaking up when things don’t feel right.

TXAN 24 News stands with the families who’ve lost loved ones. We stand with the communities doing the hard work to break the cycle. And we stand against the silence that lets this keep happening.