It's time to have a somber national discussion about the [insert shooting tragedy here] tragedy.In his post at the link above, Chris Andoe at Americablog lists the rest of rules for discussion here in the United States of the most recent mass shooting and those that may follow. People in other countries are not bound by our rules for discussion, so you may read or hear words that you find offensive and politically incorrect, such as, "America's gun laws are insane."
Before we get started, let's go over a few basic ground rules.
1. In the wake of the __________ tragedy it's time for us all to come together as a nation and not assign blame. This is not the time, for example, to talk about how it's easier to purchase a gun in America than it is to vote (or buy French cheese).
2. And we won't tolerate any second guessing of the Second Amendment right to carry assault weapons, or questions about how the Framers could have possibly envisaged an assault rifle over 200 years ago, or why a "hunter" needs six thousand rounds of ammunition, or kevlar, or smoke grenades to kill a pheasant.
At the time of the Colorado shootings, I'd forgotten that the previous mass shooting was only two months before in Seattle, Washington. The time lapse between the two most recent mass shootings was two weeks. With the grief over the Colorado shootings still fresh, it's a wonder that most of us go on as if nothing unusual has happened. Two mass killings within two weeks... I am stunned. One of my Facebook friends commented on a thread on my page which included gallows humor. I responded that gallows humor is one way of coping for me, because the horror is too much to take in.
And now, on to the discussions, as we remember to follow the rules as laid out by Chris at Americablog.
