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He's right about that, you know. Stuff does happen . . .
When people disagree on the mindset of the one who did the shooting, especially when he either kills himself or is declared legally incompetent to stand trial. Is he lonely? On drugs? Depressed? Lost his job? Influenced by Islamic State? An "Islamophobe"? Mad at the government? Or is he just mentally ill?
When the sign says, "Guns Are Banned On These Premises". Do criminals read?
When current gun laws aren't all that effective, or are routinely ignored.
When the National Rifle Association and others help write laws that criminalize the possession of firearms, or prohibit research into whether gun deaths should be considered a health hazard.
When we're told we need guns because of (A) a possible foreign invasion, (B) President Barack Obama or his successors declare themselves emperors and suspend the Constitution, or (C) because the other guy has one.
When certain police officers think it's a good idea to enforce their version of the law on African-Americans and other minorities.
When parents don't keep weapons out of the hands of their kids, just like they should do with hazardous chemicals or prescription drugs.
When school students are now treated like prison inmates in the name of "safety", because of other kids who shot up schools.
When you fail to contain a terrorist organization through bombing raids and drone strikes, leaving them free to recruit new members through the Internet.
When the rationale for maintaining your Second Amendment rights is that hundreds of thousands of victims of gun violence over a 15-year period barely compares to the September 11, 2001 attacks, in which three thousand people died in one day.
Yes, stuff happens, all right. But it doesn't have to be that way, if the will is there.
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