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David Cavallo's avatar

The media could help substantially more than it has. For example, when an idiot like Sen. Tuberville, who believes we fought World War 2 against the socialists and communists, makes an idiotic statement as you quoted, the media needs to follow up and ask "You say what won't work. What do you propose that will help?" If the person obfuscates, then you respond, "Since you have not made a concrete proposal, then do you say that nothing can be done?" When they continue to obfuscate, you make them go on the record for doing something or doing nothing. Letting them get away on the record by saying it's people not guns and the like, or to rant against those who would make policy about access to such dangerous, destructive weapons, you have to keep them on the spot and publish it. Repeatedly. What evolved into Nightline was effective in keeping the daily tally of days since the Iran crisis and the hostage-taking. Major media needs to do the same with this.

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Sue Barrell's avatar

Originally from Oregon, I am so thankful that my Grandchildren are growing up in Australia. It took only one mass shooting, Port Arthur in 1996, to immediately change the gun laws here. No mass shootings since and there have never been any shootings in schools. I despair for my home country that nothing changes re gun violence.

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