If you haven't been under a rock the past few weeks, then you most likely have seen a new article or social media post related to the recent illnesses and deaths caused by vaping. Juul is taking the fall for the cause of this illness, even though it has been proven that these deaths and hospitalizations have been caused by black market THC cartridges. In response to these nine lives lost, Donald Trump has proposed a ban on all flavored nicotine products.

However, 313 people have died so far in 2019 due to mass shootings and the President has done absolutely nothing.

It is extremely frustrating as a young adult to see the President continuously disregard the safety of future generations. The number of mass shootings is dramatically increasing, there being 289 already this year. We as a society are continuously proving to our youth that their safety is not a priority every time we do not do something after one of these violent shootings.

Yes, I understand that vaping isn't a constitutional right, so it is much easier to pass legislation to try and remedy the health issues that arose. But, when 313 people are dead because of mass shootings already this year (let alone years past), not including the large amount of deaths caused by simple gun violence, it is shocking that our government is sitting idly by and doing nothing to stop it.

These are our children. These are our future. Sitting idly by just adds another tombstone somewhere for someone who has passed at the hand of someone with a gun. We as humans should want others to be safe. Protecting the lives of our people should not be an argument. There should be more than two pieces of legislation passed at a federal level within the past two years with the death toll being this high.

But, at this point, the Federal Government has tried to enact bans quicker on flavored vapes than guns. Let that sink in.