@rbreich To be fair, no other country on the planet faces the challenges to NOT live like this that the US does. Most countries don't have reverence for weaponry enshrined in their constitution. And, for good or bad, that limits the options that the US has to address mass shootings. I'm not convinced there's a reasonable suggestion for improvement that doesn't immediately run afoul of 2A, before even considering whether there would be sufficient political will to implement.

@LACanuck @rbreich There are plenty of ways to improve the situation that are perfectly compatible with the second amendment, but none that are compatible with the right wing's *specious, maximalist interpretation of the second amendment*

@eaton @rbreich Not just the right wing. SCOTUS has entered into the fray over the last fifteen years or so. But the result is the same - an inability of the US to avoid the onslaught of mass shootings

@LACanuck @rbreich Given the makeup of the court, don't you think it's strange to categorize them as separate from the 'right wing?' The SCOTUS majority's acceptance of that maximalist 2A position (while also simultaneously subjecting many other constitutional rights to skeptical scrutiny) isn't inherent to the institution.