*snicker* Gun-rights activist Adam Kokesh arrested in Herndon

[Decoy of Fenris]

40. Sandy Hook: Forgotten. Zimmerman: Self-Defense. Giffords: Never heard of.

No, those aren't my thoughts, but I think that it's fairly representative of society as a whole.


Sandy Hook has already come and gone in the minds of most of the nation in lieu of the latest disaster-de-jour, with the exception of those who have been following it closely.

Zimmerman, the nation has hit a divide: I'd bet you that half, if not more, of the population think that he's not guilty, mostly because they're ignorant and stupid. The only people who would clamor for gun control out of Zimmerman's case are those who are already doing so.

Giffords: To be blunt, again, no one outside of those who -already- have a political agenda have a thought on her. Go ask twenty people on the street and I'd be willing to wager that less than three of them will be able to tell you she was a politician, and less than five will be able to tell you she was shot. The majority will think she's "A celebrity or something." It's just the way of America.

Even on D.U. the issue is a dividing line. Even presuming that 75% of the Gungeon crew are trolls, that means that 25% of them are Democrats. Consider how many people are trashing the word Gun by keyword: They just don't care, one way or another.