Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure?

[LanternWaste]

5. I believe it's mathematically possible, but without the collective will to examine our wounds

I believe it's mathematically possible, but without the collective will to examine our wounds, let alone the cause of those wounds, I don't really think anything will happen anytime soon.

Indeed, the mere mention of simply bringing up the conversation in a public forum is met with the righteous cries from the absurd of "what other rights do you want to take away from me?" or "what works over there can't work here because (insert fallacy here)" and my favorite "the CDC shouldn't be studying the health impact of firearms anyways!"

If we eventually become rational, we will then discuss; and from those discussions come plans and hopefully measurable, objective results.