On this date - RFK was shot. For those who were alive, where were you. For those who werent - what are your thoughts?

[legalboxers]

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-kennedy-is-assassinated
Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot

Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by 24-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was pronounced dead a day later, on June 6, 1968.

The summer of 1968 was a tempestuous time in American history. Both the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement were peaking. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in the spring, igniting riots across the country. In the face of this unrest, President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to seek a second term in the upcoming presidential election. Robert Kennedy, John’s younger brother and former U. S. Attorney General, stepped into this breach and experienced a groundswell of support.

Kennedy was perceived by many to be the only person in American politics capable of uniting the people. He was beloved by the minority community for his integrity and devotion to the civil rights cause. After winning California’s primary, Kennedy was in the position to receive the Democratic nomination and face off against Richard Nixon in the general election.

[purplepoppy]

The gun gives the lowest in society the means to kill the highest at will for whatever reason they choose. The ability to end any life within shooting distance simply because you want to. How many shootings would have been prevented if America had used RFK and other high profile killings to tighten gun regs.

[jennifer_bloom]

It's a trend that people who inspire others are persecuted. It happened to many people like Gandhi and Anne Frank and Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr. and Moses.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I was like 4 months old, so too young to know this, but this is sad.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :)