San Bernardino, California

There were no calls for Christian leaders to publicly condemn the attack.
What happened to San Bernardino shooting victim Karen Smith is the sad reality for too many black women.
And how many more needless tragedies need to occur for our country to have a real conversation about gun control?
To those of us who work to end violence against women every day, this is a familiar story.
Extremist attacks don't pose a daily threat to American women. But their partners do.
The national media swarmed to cover the 2015 attack, while Monday's school shooting is quickly receding from the headlines.
This thread weaves the many incidents of mass violence together.
I want the president to stand up to those who wish to harm us. But this does not accomplish that.