Fortunately, this time — unlike in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., and Virginia Tech and, oh, you get the idea — no one was hurt.
Not that that matters. Because as everyone knows by now, nothing, absolutely nothing, will be done about gun violence in this country, at least not by this Congress. The National Rifle Assn. and the conservative representatives and senators it owns have made sure of that. Remember the great background check loophole fiasco?
On Tuesday, a police officer reported that the alleged gunman said “I’m sorry — I’m off my meds,” as he was taken into custody. So see? What good would background checks have done? Would they have stopped a disturbed person taking medication from getting a gun?
Uh, well, yes, actually, they might have. But we’ll never know.
Speaking of meds, though, here’s a thought: I’ve had a cold this week. I’ve been trying to take medicine. But, of course, every pill I try to take comes encased in tamper-proof packaging. You can’t open them with a crowbar.
via Georgia shooting: We tamper-proof Tylenol, but gun control is a no-go – latimes.com.
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