We have a new Worst Gun-Related Mass Killing In Modern History in the massacre in Las Vegas last week. Somehow an abusive jerk managed to sneak an arsenal of weapons into this hotel room (most likely “comped” by management due to the killer’s pro gambler status) and rained death on innocent people trying to enjoy a mediocre country-western concert. He took out 58 people, then himself when the cops closed in, and wounded hundreds of others.
So naturally Congress got right to work on legislation to control the flow of high capacity guns, right? Eh, no. Horrifically this mass killing is just another in a series of mass killings we respond to with platitudes, a predictable round of talking points, and even the weariness I express here has become a cliche. It’s possible Congress might ban a modification of assault weapons that the gun industry is already taking off the shelves. Way to take the lead, guys.
Yeah. This is hell.
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