Alexis Goggins is a victim of our failures. She is the latest young victim of the violence that rages through our country, most pointedly in our cities and often against women and children. Alexis is a victim of our lack of concern and activism on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our society.

This selfless 7 year old threw her body in front of her mother’s to protect her mom from gunshots being fired by the mother’s ex-boyfriend.This all happened at close range, inside a car. After the ex …