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In reply to the discussion: Breaking -Active Shooter at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Gilroy CA (3 Dead 15 Injured 1 Suspect Dead) [View all]jcmaine72
(1,773 posts)senses as far as guns are concerned. After Sandy Hook, there was an extraordinarily brief period when I thought Americans might actually consider addressing the root cause of our culture's gun toting yahooism, the 2nd Amendment. However, the shock and horror of that day quickly evaporated.
Sadly, even within the Democratic Party, there's still no shortage of people who wholeheartedly embrace this muzzle-loaded constitutional relic from the 18th century. It's odd that many who mock religious absolutism view the constitution like some sacred slab carved by the hand of an all-powerful deity.
At any rate, until we're willing to address the root cause of the gun violence in this nation, nothing will ever change. The carnage will continue, the bodies will continue to pile up, and we'll continue as a society to feign wringing our hands in disgust after each atrocity.