Over the past week, we have seen three mass shootings with more than 30 dead and nearly 60 wounded, some seriously.
There have been shootings at concerts, movies, synagogues, churches and now, malls. Are we safe anywhere?
Adding fuel to the fire is Trump’s anti-immigrant and racist chants. It should be noted that the El Paso shooter was probably a white nationalist moved by anti-immigrant rhetoric into taking action.
Sadly, we are a gun culture society. The rate of murder and manslaughter by guns in America is highest in the industrialized world.
Despite the fact that most Americans favor an assault weapon ban and stricter background checks, nothing is being done by Congress. With Trump and the Republicans in the Senate beholden to the NRA, I doubt anything will happen.
We need more than the same platitudes: “Our prayers and thoughts are with you.”
The litmus test was Sandy Hook.
Barry Rabinowitz,
Plantation
Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your racism onto Donald Trump, Barry.
