This Latest Massacre
“Any rational people would have enacted substantial gun control laws long ago. The US is not a rational people. Facts avail nothing. Feelings rule and favor guns. I'd say Jesus might say this demon only comes out with prayer and fasting. But that's become perverted into our ritual default in these scenarios and means nothing. We're stuck with this insane gun violence, folks. We are willing to accept these outrages for the feeling of security our guns give us, however wrongheaded that may be. Pray, if you want, vote if you want, but we're not escaping this thing soon or without much more cost. As far as I can tell, this is our reality and I see nothing that says it’s going to be different soon. Ever heard of ‘principalities and powers’?” I posted the above today on FB. If anything is clear in this situation it is that the most powerful voices in the gun lobby are telling a story that captures the imaginations of many of their hearers. These folks surely hate an...