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D. C. Slaughter - The Latest and Not the Last

A radio station that I listened to on the day of the latest gun massacre described it is "a surprise".  The president asserted that the victims encountered "unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home".  Both accounts are wrong.

Ours is a country that is rife with mental illness, rage, hatred, and the easy availability of guns that are designed to mow down human beings in rapid succession.  We have seen this pattern time and time again, so what is "surprising" or "unimaginable" about it?

Additionally, mass murderers know that their actions will be a ticket to have their life story and photo topping every television newscast and to appear in every newspaper and news-oriented magazine.  What could be more tempting for the sick mind that equates infamy with fame?

An end to instances of mass gun murders is not on the horizon.  We are going to be living in an armed camp as the number of places in which we can expect to be safe becomes smaller.

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