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A timely repost from Facebook . . .

Time to break out the handy "Mass shooting in US checklist":

• Send thoughts & prayers but not actually do anything useful
• Argue over semantics of the term "assault rifle"
• Argue over semantics of the term "terrorist" - if Muslim use it, if Christian/white use term "lone wolf" "mentally ill" "troubled past"
• Congress does nothing but NRA increases donations just in case
• Wait for next one, rinse, repeat

I'd like to add a couple of items to this checklist, things I've noticed that have become part of the "national conversation" that leads to total inaction:

• Report statistics that state more people die from handguns, car crashes, cancer, etc., to downplay the horror of mass shootings‬ and indicate that mass shootings aren't really a problem after all.
• Argue that you can’t change or repeal the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. (Hint: Yes, we can. The 2nd Amendment is already a change to the original Constitution.) 
• Argue that the 2nd Amendment is your right--and a superior right at that. Ignore all other rights. Ignore the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Continue to believe that your right to bear arms supersedes all other rights.

I'm sure you can add your own to this list.