... sigh.

12 injured during New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting

Still braking, so details slim ...

The NRA leadership will say the victims are just left wing props. And Alex Jones will have video to prove it's a WH plot. And I hope every f'n senate sh¡tbag — Repugnican or Demicrap — that filibustered or voted against the last gun vote contracts combustible polyps.

Does the name "Dodge City" ring a bell ??

Dumb MoFos !

I'm 100% behind gun control. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking that a more thorough background check would have prevented this. You just can't vet out stupid sick people with a paper questionnaire.

Of course not. BUT, background checks should decrease the number of guns out there and that is the intent.
This whole gun discussion is about slowing/decreasing the senseless slaughter. It is not going to happen overnight; other than a quickie, not much does. However, it is a step in the right direction, well if and when it happens.
The crazies will always be out and we will always be playing catch-up. That is the nature of that beast. No different than trying to catch bank robbers, computer hackers, etc..

Except the frequency and devastation of these situations is without equal.

+1

You have such a way wit words!

Bingo ! It's going to take many things and a lot of time...

The NRA keeps saying "This won't do it!" and "That won't do it !" . . . like we need 1 single thing !!!!

That's like trying to regulate traffic and eliminate traffic deaths with 1 law !! It takes many ! Each will contribute to a decline in deaths and saves lives... together many lives will be spared and many families not decimated !! NRA doesn't want to acknowledge that !!!!

Colon-Bustable polyps... snicker.

Jim, the word is DETERRENCE. Let's not let perfect become the enemy of good.

Yep. A background check is just another roadblock. In some cases, that alone may stop someone from proceeding with their plans; for others, at least you've made proceeding that much more difficult ...