Giffords Attack Makes Joke of Gun Control: Roger Lowenstein
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Years ago, incidents of mass murder by gun-wielding assailants were followed by calls for tighter gun control. Sadly, would-be advocates of gun laws barely bother anymore.
Everybody knows that members of Congress -- Democrats as well as Republicans -- are terrified of the political clout of the National Rifle Association. In the wake of the mass murder at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ community event in Tucson, Arizona, critics are calling for pleasanter political discourse rather than fewer guns. The Boston Globe even carried an op-ed calling for greater gun safety -- not for tighter controls on guns.