There are two acceptable ways of dealing with the aftermath of gun violence: seeking justice and finding acceptance. For the family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, however, they wanted to take things a step further and turn their grief into advocacy against gun violence.
Right now, the issue of gun violence is all but accepted as something Americans should simply adjust to. Guns are now being used to resolve petty neighborhood misunderstandings, political differences, and everything in between. Gun violence has become so normalized that in the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death, there was a discussion about almost everything surrounding it — even how people should grieve — except the issue of gun violence itself.
