I don't think there's any mass shooting short of one in the House of Representatives

[cali]

that killed several congress critters, that could get that body to vote for gun control.

If Newtown didn't do it, the one today at the Navy Yard, sure won't.

And the recalls in Colorado, didn't help either.

It's mind boggling how used to this shit Americans are.

[gopiscrap]

1. No kidding

[TDale313]

2. Well, Gabby Giffords didn't seem to move them on this issue...

So I'm skeptical if even that would make them rethink their stance on this.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. That wouldn't do it either. They are locked in to their world view, just like our gungeoneers.

[aikoaiko]

4. Not even then.

[Pab Sungenis]

5. Such an act

would reveal a much deeper problem than gun control.

[winter is coming]

6. Perhaps one on Wall Street, but you're likely right. n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Nope - that wouldn't work either.

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I will take at least generations to get the gun-toting mentality out of the USA general population.

And THAT won't happen until the USA changes it's foreign policy.

USA NEEDS these fired up trigger-happy people for all the wars they keep getting themselves into.

Losing a few innocent citizens don't bother the MIC et al one tiny bit.

I've personally seen how the USA treats its injured veterans,

Once they've done their service, vets get treated like shit.

Why the war on drugs, especially marijuana?

People on MJ rarely get into fights.

Peaceful dudes won't go to war.

That simple imo.

CC

[tazkcmo]

18. Amen. n/t

[Old and In the Way]

8. Notice how these mass killings always seems to occur in hi-pop states?

Yet low pop states have a far greater influence on the pro-gun agenda, particularly in their Senate weighting. Good local politics is killing smart national policy with regards to guns.

[SidDithers]

9. +1...

I think you're right.

Sid

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. You could have the most iconic, beloved (by them) Republican president shot and wounded.....

...and a gun control bill drafted specifically in response to that shooting, and named after the president's aide (also shot and wounded) could still face years and years of opposition.

[lpbk2713]

11. Sadly, I think it's becoming accepted as the norm.

Every couple of weeks some nutjob goes off the deep end and murders several people he
doesn't even know. No one seems to be safe. There must be s solution to it somewhere.

[pansypoo53219]

12. we needed open casket PICTURES of the dead newtown victims.

we needed to SEE the damage. teevee/movies makes guns fun.

[rustydog]

13. Shit. they've recessed until next week

This gives Wayne LaPierre a Week to work on his "MORE GUNS!!" cures everything talkingpoints for the GOP and Ted Neutered, I mean Nugent.

[1-Old-Man]

14. If the shooting was in House of Representatives the Senate would refuse to take up the bill.

'Cause a do-nothing Congress is always gonna do nothing.

[reflection]

15. I said the exact same thing today.

Almost verbatim, that until it happened TO THEM, it will be met with a giant "meh."

Doncha know the tree of liberty, the blood of patriots, etc etc blah blah.

[Iggo]

16. Guns are more important than people.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. USA: The only place in the world full of Morans believing in an upcoming zombie apocalypse.

[Special Prosciuto]

19. It did happen once, almost 60 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol_shooting_incident_(1954)

[former9thward]

20. An interesting historical note given the OP.

There was a shooting in the House of Representatives in 1954. A Puerto Rican independence group starting shooting at House members from the visitors balcony. The shot five representatives. They got life in prison but were pardoned by Carter in 1979.