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We've had decades to think about this and possible solutions, all the way back to Charles Whitman in the U. of Texas bell tower in the 60's. It's not like we are flying off the handle here with ill considered solutions.
Um. Yeah we are. That's kinda precisely what we are doing.
The proposed gun bans would not have stopped the shootings that inspired the latest series of calls. The proposed ban on Muslim immigration wouldn't have stopped Pulse, and probably wouldn't have stopped San Bernadino. All these things would do is reduce the rights of American citizens - but because they take our fear of this kind of event and promise us a simple answer that conveniently blames an outgroup that we disagree with, we hop on board with them.
Stupid Republicans. Stupid Democrats.
But the belief that we cannot do anything to slow down the repeated slaughter of our fellow citizens is moronic.
I've dedicated a not insignificant portion of my life, repeated, occasionally long periods of loneliness from my family, and any private-sector earning potential I could have built to slowing down and reducing the repeated slaughter of our fellow citizens. We had the WWII Generation? I'm a member of the War on Terror generation. I work with the TIDE database professionally. You are confusing "taking due process away from American citizens" with "do anything".