"DO SOMETHING!" is not a policy solution. It is not an attempt at a policy solution. It saves zero lives. It is an attempt to cudgel your political opponent by suggesting insufficient empathy for those who are suffering.
The gun community can’t be the only people who see that mass shooters always target soft targets where there is a low chance of anyone else having a gun.
What’s drives an 18 year old to murder innocent children?
I don’t know. But judging by the photos of him cross-dressing, we can assume there were plenty of signs that he was mentally disturbed and abused by adults in his life.
Societal cowardice ignored those plenty of signs.
Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today?
there are just no fucking words that capture the horror and insanity of more than a dozen children being shot to death in their elementary school. especially when it’s not the first time it’s happened. especially when you know nothing will change as a result.
Just remember, the Senate blocked a $48 billion aid package for restaurants and other small businesses this week, but has no problem spending billions elsewhere.