There's nothing contradictory about the thread title, it is another mass shooting in pure arithmetic terms. They occur. Whether this is used for tugging at heartstrings, selling newspapers or promoting a certain agenda is another matter entirely to the veracity of the thread title. Except perhaps the tapering full stops, which does seem dramatic or emotionally rhetorical...
Emotional reactions are also the norm for this sort of story. As of yet, I haven't seen a definitive "omg gunz r bad" reply yet.
Being in favour of guns and gun usage doesn't mean you should scoff or try to be blase when an incident such as this takes place. It comes across as unsympathetic or even cruel. I'm pretty sure nobody likes these stories and nobody wants them to occur more often.
As to the incoming "But liberty and if someone had a gun they'd have stopped it sooner" response, yes that's absolutely correct and I agree with that entirely. But it doesn't detract from the original incident in question. Or, it shouldn't, in my opinion.
And in all genuine seriousness, this has sparked something I've been meaning to ask on gun issues so I'll redirect myself to the correct thread.
. My thoughts are with the victims.
