Morning Jolt: What Might Actually Help Stop Mass Shootings

On the menu today: If the U.S. or various states want to change their gun laws because of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, logic dictates that they should focus on enacting reforms that would have prevented the Uvalde shooter from obtaining his weapons. Based on anecdotes relayed by the shooter’s former friends and classmates, before the attack, he committed multiple felonies for which he was never charged and demonstrated behavior that suggested he was a danger to himself or others, making him a strong candidate for involuntary committal. Once again, the problem looks less like a lack of laws than a lack of enforcement of laws that are already on the books. In other news, the National Rifle Association's board of directors is just fine with the job Wayne LaPierre is doing, and the U.S. is operating a lot more oil rigs than a year ago. Too bad we don't have more refinery capacity. Oh, and when will Republicans finally have a Senate candidate in Pennsylvania?

If We're Going to Change Gun Laws . . .

If Congress or state legislatures want to change laws regulating firearms because of the mass shooting at Robb ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 31 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 31 2022 What Might Actually Help Stop Mass Shootings On the menu today: If the U.S. or various states want to change their gun laws because of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, logic dictates that they should focus on enacting reforms that would have prevented the Uvalde shooter from obtaining his weapons. Based on anecdotes relayed by the shooter’s former friends and classmates, before the attack, he committed multiple felonies for which he was never charged and demonstrated behavior that suggested he was a danger to himself or others, making him a strong candidate for involuntary committal. Once again, the problem looks less like a lack of laws than a lack of enforcement of laws that are already on the books. In other news, the National Rifle Association's board of directors is just fine with the job Wayne LaPierre is doing, and the U.S. is operating a lot more oil rigs than a year ago. Too bad we don't have more refinery capacity. Oh, and when will Republicans finally have a Senate candidate in Pennsylvania? If We're Going to Change Gun Laws . . . If Congress or state legislatures want to change laws regulating firearms because of the mass shooting at Robb ...   READ MORE

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