Just to pick up on the issue of American gun violence again, I just heard something utterly chilling on the lunchtime news. It was so chilling that I really, really hope that either I misheard, or that it was a mistake in the report. I heard that the shooting on Saturday was the fifth mass shooting in America so far this year. How the hell can that be right? It’s only January. Surely that must be a mistake, as it’s too fucked up to be true. If anyone can clarify this for me, please do so.
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The Ill-Informed Ramblings of a Cripple 
On January 3 it was five mass shootings. Apparently we are now at 33.
https://time.com/6249198/lunar-new-year-mass-shooting-monterey-park-california/
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That totally beggars belief. How can they let this continue?
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My theory is that instances of gun violence reassure a large number of Americans that our sacred Second Amendment is alive and well. I think this fixation on The 2nd is a reflection of rightwing paranoia, and our glorification of violence and bloodshed.
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Sorry but I find this utterly horrifying. How can a nation be so besotted with an amendment to it’s constitution that it would overlook such carnage?
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