"If roads were collapsing all
across the United States, killing dozens of drivers, we would surely see
that as a moment to talk about what we could do to keep roads from
collapsing. If terrorists were detonating bombs in port after port, you
can be sure Congress would be working to upgrade the nation’s security
measures. If a plague was ripping through communities, public-health
officials would be working feverishly to contain it.
"Only with gun violence do we respond to repeated tragedies by saying that mourning is acceptable but discussing how to prevent more tragedies is not. But that’s unacceptable. As others have observed, talking about how to stop mass shootings in the aftermath of a string of mass shootings isn’t 'too soon.' It’s much too late." - Ezra Klein, writing for the Washington Post.
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