We are hearing many proposed explanations for how and why 19 fourth graders and two

[Atticus]

of their teachers were shot to pieces in their Uvalde, Texas elementary school classroom.

"Maybe the school had inadequate doors."

What about an 18 year old being able to legally buy two AR 15s plus hundreds of rounds of deadly ammunition in 30-round magazines?

"Maybe the shooter needed mental health counselling."

What about the 18 year old with the military weapon?

"Maybe the cops were incompetent cowards."

What about the assault weapon with high-capacity clips?

"Maybe the teachers should have been armed."

What about this murderer legally purchasing the "weapon of choice" for nearly all mass shooters in our nation as soon as he turned 18?

"Maybe there was no 'good guy with a gun' in the area."

WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THIS KID WAS ABLE TO "LEGALLY" BUY A GODDAM HIGH-POWERED RIFLE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KILL PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, for cryin' out loud!?!?!?

[cilla4progress]

1. Biden made a good point in his speech last night

that we are still a free country despite earlier limits on guns - I think he was referring to the AWB in1994.

I wish he would have also mentioned Australia. Another macho country, and has strict gun laws after mass shooting.

Great post!

[Pobeka]

2. Could not agree more. Legalized assault weapons for civilians is the problem. Full stop.

[usonian]

3. Of all the excuseplanations, subtract JUST ONE and casualties plummet.

The others, YMMV (Your massacre may vary)

As I posted elsewhere, this is right out of the "playbook"

Normalize hate and violence.

Stochastic terrorism.

Bring down elected government.

IT CAN BE STOPPED.

THIS IS NOT 1938 GERMANY.

[brush]

4. Indeed! Indeed! Indeed!

I agree with every word.