On the heels of yet another day of carnage and horror in America, editorial boards across the country are again calling for common sense gun regulation. We begin with The Washington Post and its editorial labeling the gun violence epidemic in this country as “the worst kind of American exceptionalism:
Opponents of gun control say there is no easy fix. True. They say no law will stop every person who is intent on doing harm. True again. But America has no monopoly on evil or sick people, yet it loses far more people to gun violence. Other countries — notably Australia following a mass shooting in 1996 — have demonstrated the possibility of bans on assault weapons and other common-sense restrictions. What makes America unique is the absence of political will and leadership.
The Chicago Sun-Times pens a blistering piece against the gun lobby and its politicians:
The president offers his condolences. For what it’s worth. And there will be prayers and funeral services. For what they’re worth.
And politicians in the pocket of the gun lobby, tons of them, will stand on the floor of the House and the Senate and say how tragic this shooting was and how something must be done — but don’t punish the law-abiding gun owner because guns are American freedom, guns are apple pie, guns are the flag, guns are the national anthem.
And they won’t tell you that every honest opinion poll for a generation in this country shows Americans are sick to death of the carnage.
The National Rifle Association hates those polls. Guns are money for them. Gun-makers make them rich.
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