On October 1 2017, a mass shooting took place at a concert held by Jason Aldean. As of the time of this writing, there are at least 58 casualties (not including the shooter who killed himself) and at least 527 injured. Condolences to the family and friends of those who died.
First thing to note: ISIL tried to claim responsibility. That has quickly been proven false and is just a pathetic attempt on ISIL's part to poke their nose into every single thing that has been happening around the world. Shut the fuck up ISIL and go stand in the corner like the bad idiot that you are.
Second thing to note: nothing's going to change as a result of this. It's going to be the usual argument amongst the Democrats and the Conservatives, the NRA will stick its finger and say that good people with guns stop bad people with guns, Second Amendment activists will raise their hands, people will buy as many guns as they can in order to avoid losing out on gun purchases.
All of that hass happened before during Sandyhooks, Virginia Tech and so many countless more shootings in America that it's almost boring at this point.
And that's the sad part really. America really is the only country in the world where this is a complicated issue. Everywhere else just says, "Let's be stricter with guns and make it harder for people to get guns," and everyone is just cool with it. "Let's make it harder to get shot," people said.
I get why it's hard to give your guns. They're fucking cool. Our entertainment has done everything to glorify the killing instruments and I'm guilty of it too. But I don't live in America and I don't understand this weirdly obsessive need to hold on to your ability to purchase and sell guns in such an easy fashion.
But I'm not American, I'm don't live there and so my thoughts don't count and nothing's going to change there and we'll get another mass shooting in a few weeks' time because that's how things will play out in America and forever will.
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