It's not political to ask that we do something about our lax gun laws. There is not one single person defending the right of Mollie's charged killer to "kill her". There might be some "incels" that would do that, but there is no prominent politician standing up and saying; "he has a right to kill".
There are a shit ton of folks, mostly on the far right, that are demanding that we have more guns, and more powerful guns in more places.
That is the "power of the state" blocking any modest restrictions on guns in this country.
There is no "power of the state" that is demanding open borders, or the immigration of killers into our country. What the "power of the state" is doing is asking that we reform our immigration laws, treat those that are here with respect, and NOT condemn all immigrants for the heinous crime of one of them.
See, the "power of the state" rests in the hands of the people, and it is used, or should be used for the "rights of people". Last I checked, a gun was an inanimate object, and should not be subject to defense by the "power of the state".
Imagine if Mollie's killer had used a legally purchased gun to end her life. No one on the "right" would defend her killer (unless he was white and she was a person of color), then all bets are off.
But, they would fall all over themselves to defend his right to walk down to the local Pawn Shop and buy a gun.
See, that's the difference between the left and right.
The left defends "people".
The right defends "animate objects"
Only "people" deserve the protection of the state.
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