I will take that second possibility. We routinely change law to improve our chances of surviving far less.
In these days after a mass shooting in Minnesota we can put the failure to reduce the likelihood of these killings at the door of “centrist” Democrats who would not support the 2024 bill. Political reporting identified Democrats from Hermantown, Moorhead and Afton as all opposed. We can and should ask them to consider that maybe their constituents are just wrong.
In the days after a mass shooting in Minnesota we can put our failure to do something about these killings at the door of the entire GOP legislative caucus. It is categorically uninterested in prohibiting the sale of weapons of war in Minnesota, though the majority of the state wishes otherwise.
In the days after a mass shooting in Minnesota we can reject any more talk in generalities about guns. The mayor of Minneapolis was on MSNBC early in the crisis on Wednesday doing just that. We have too many of them, he said. You can buy as many as you want, he said. Even if you have problems in the head.
All true. All valid. And yet it was hard to tell in these early hours if he was opposed to the number of guns in America, the weapons of war in America, or their availability to disturbed people. Yes, he had a terrible day. But this was the part that I couldn’t understand: “I’m a mayor,” he said. “I fill potholes … I’m not an expert on every statutory section of gun law throughout the country.”
Really? Why the hell not? You have a law degree from Villanova. Is taking a deep dive not worth the effort?