Gun advocates don't just oppose gun control and discussions of gun control

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13. Is it too soon? Or too late?

I'm sure we'll miss the Goldilocks Moment again. That time when it's just right to talk about the proliferation of guns in our society and its violent components. It just never quite seems to be the right time. It's "too soon" and we should give everyone a chance to grieve and heal a little bit. Or it's too late, and the teachable moment has passed. Or - and this is the case with disturbing frequency - another massacre has occurred and we have to start all over again.

The blood of the victims is still on the woodwork at Emanuel AME, and there are those for whom this is nothing but a political game, sport to be made of the dead and their grieving. It's a despicable display of inhumanity. There are others who see the discussion as a threat to their livelihood, because they make their living off the misery inflicted by gun violence. That's a despicable display of greed as well as inhumanity.

One thing's for sure: We'll keep seeing it happen as long as advocates for the firearms industry and the culture of violence that surrounds continue to dictate the norms of our society.