I've seen people already (of course) saying "this isn't terrorism", and I assume that it's because the shooter is white.

What is a mass shooting, if not an act of terrorism? Why can't we call it what it is?

Racism is why.

I'm horrified that one person can do that much damage. Could that possibly be the thing that gets people to start limiting the amount of ammo etc. people can own for no reason?

And weapons that can be fired from such a distance -- he was on the 32nd floor, for fuck's sake.

Maybe what we need is constant protests and marches outside NRA headquarters. At least to start?

Could that possibly be the thing that gets people to start limiting the amount of ammo etc. people can own for no reason?

Nope. If schoolchildren being killed in the Sandy Hook shooting didn't lead to any measure of gun control, there is literally nothing that will. Because politicians are bought by the NRA, and they value guns more than they value human life.

and they value guns more than they value human life.

And this is why I have no regrets removing my gun loving relatives and friends from FB. I don't want to hear their excuses and justifications. My chest is tight with sorrow. I should turn off the TV, and yet.

In much more amusing news, it was 30 here overnight and still in the 30s now at 9:30. DH just called me from the road to announce that he discovered that the steering wheel and seat heating features of his truck work like a charm. He had never used them before!

I don't know that this can be labeled as terrorism yet. Terrorism depends on the motivation and there isn't any information on the motivation yet. There's an awfully good chance it was terrorism, but I don't think a definitive judgement is possible until the information comes in.

I'm pretty sure nothing will happen on the gun control front. Hell, we'll probably have representatives saying that people should be allowed to own RPGs so they can take out snipers.

Jesus. I had something flippant to say about something else, but it's gone now.

Nope. If schoolchildren being killed in the Sandy Hook shooting didn't lead to any measure of gun control, there is literally nothing that will. Because politicians are bought by the NRA, and they value guns more than they value human life.

I know you're right.

Hell, we'll probably have representatives saying that people should be allowed to own RPGs so they can take out snipers.

Oh yeah, if only more of those Jason Aldean fans had been carrying surface-to-air missiles with them!

The NRA has won so completely that the debate isn't whether people should be able to own guns, but stuff like making sure people can take an assault rifle to the grocery store or passing laws making it easier to legally kill people.

I don't know what to do. What can we possibly do?