Morning Jolt: Another Shooting, Another Illegal Gun Possession

Making the click-through worthwhile: trying to figure out how a law can prevent reckless stupidity; Republicans begin to wonder what kinds of options they want in 2020; and a good initial result, with some warning signs, in the efforts to reduce federal regulations.

How Can Any Law Overcome Astonishingly Bad Judgment?

Nashville mayor David Briley, responding to the abominable mass shooting in his city Sunday morning:

“For a moment, let’s be honest about what happened,” Briley said. “Last night, innocent Nashvilleans were terrorized by a man with an AR-15. Let’s be honest. Some people see these weapons as having a purpose of terrorizing other people. It’s happening too much. Enough is enough.”

“It’s been only seven months since we had another mass shooting here in Nashville, and that is far too frequent. We need comprehensive gun reform to address mass shootings, domestic shootings, accidental shootings and homicides. If we can all just come together for this and ...

April 23 2018

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Another Shooting, Another Illegal Gun Possession Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: trying to figure out how a law can prevent reckless stupidity; Republicans begin to wonder what kinds of options they want in 2020; and a good initial result, with some warning signs, in the efforts to reduce federal regulations. How Can Any Law Overcome Astonishingly Bad Judgment? Nashville mayor David Briley, responding to the abominable mass shooting in his city Sunday morning: “For a moment, let’s be honest about what happened,” Briley said. “Last night, innocent Nashvilleans were terrorized by a man with an AR-15. Let’s be honest. Some people see these weapons as having a purpose of terrorizing other people. It’s happening too much. Enough is enough.” “It’s been only seven months since we had another mass shooting here in Nashville, and that is far too frequent. We need comprehensive gun reform to address mass shootings, domestic shootings, accidental shootings and homicides. If we can all just come together for this and ... Read More Top Stories On Trade, No One Is Waiting for Washington Peter Schechter As America lurches — however inconsistently — toward protectionism, the rest of the world is responding with a simple proposition: more... The McCabe-Stockman Lesson: In Politics, Clean Up Your Own Nest First John Fund The McCabe-Stockman Lesson: In Politics, Clean Up Your Own Nest First ADVERTISEMENT Trump's Syria Quandary Matthew Fay This month's retaliatory airstrikes may have been an effective symbolic assertion of American power, but they set a dangerous... We're a People in Need of Babette's Feast Kathryn Jean Lopez 'Joy of Heaven to Earth come... The Mournful, Magnificent Sally Mann Brian T. Allen Her photos plumb the... An Enduring Error Barry Latzer It's clear that the Kerner report's explanation of the riots and its prediction about increased racial segregation were... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading On Grand Strategy John Lewis Gaddis "The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader." — John Nagl, author of Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice, Wall Street Journal LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: April 23, 2018 Doolittle Raid ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.