17 good people were killed Wednesday in Parkland, FL. CNN reports that the town, the school, the survivors and their families have damn well had enough of “thoughts and prayers”. That’s not a solution. Neither is blaming mental illness. Easy access to military grade weapons strikes me as part of the problem, but there is […]
In 2013, 33,000 Americans died in vehicle accidents. That same year 34,000 were killed by firearms. We know a lot about car wrecks, and so little about shootings. Why have we let the NRA legislate ignorance?