Charleston church shooting: Without gun control, racism will keep killing black people

[DanTex]

63. Really? So gun control laws are now the equivalent of "anti-white laws"?

That's really the example you came up with? Not, say hate crimes laws. Or general awareness for massive racial problems we face in this country? No, "anti-white laws". Seriously...

Yes, racists can kill people with other things besides guns. Also, gun massacres can be committed by people who are not racist. This just happens to be an incident in which racism and guns both play a role. Racism and gun violence are rampant in our society, and things need to be done to fight both of them. And we're not close to where we need to be on either account.

And by the way, gun violence is not a rare event. There are 10,000 gun murders every year. In the same way that racism and hate crimes are not rare. Not all acts of gun violence or racism make it to the front pages, but when something as horrific as this happens, then they do. And it's entirely appropriate to talk about it.

I urge you to write a similar OP telling people how to talk about racism after a tragedy like this. Make sure that you point out that the best thing to do is remain calm, don't engage in wild hyperbole, remember that this is just one isolated act, and don't get crazy trying to say that there's a massive problem with racism across the country. See how that goes.