Every single time there is a mass shooting, the stalling tactics of the interest groups come out in full force, and exhibit A is embedded below. There is no exhibit B as these are the same tired old tropes that have been used for the last 20 years. I can save you 5 minutes and 43 seconds by summarizing:
- Guns aren't the problem. We all proudly showed off the guns we got for Christmas as kids in school. We brought them on the bus, and kept them in our lockers and nothing bad happened.
- We're a violent culture. Video games and movies have desensitized our kids to violence, and the games have become more realistic. One game awards extra points for "finishing off" your opponent.
- We need to have a dialogue about it, but those who think restricting access to firearms need to "get a new idea."
- Those who think otherwise don't realize that just as much carnage can be brought on with other things like cars.
