The left has a solution for mass shootings – don’t sell the weapons the shooters use
The way to stop mass shootings is to restrict the sale of assault weapons. It's the only thing that makes sense. A roundup of editorials Tuesday takes a look at the issue.
Opinions from the left:
On gun violence, we are a failed state
From columnist E.J. Dionne: When will we stop letting the NRA decide if our children will be protected at school?
Twitter accounts suspected of links to Russia quickly moved to exploit the Florida school shooting, using it to inflame the gun control debate https://t.co/sx4Jf0FW7n
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 20, 2018
No one becomes a mass shooter without mass-shooting gun
From The Los Angeles Times: Regulating the weapons is the only thing that makes sense.
Florida mayors can be fined $5,000 if they enact stricter local rules on gun control https://t.co/7Ac8QBL0jL Via @doug_hanks @elizabethrkoh pic.twitter.com/qikKAIyOS5
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) February 20, 2018
On public safety, Florida Republicans get an F
From The Sun Sentinel: We can put walls around our schools, but, in the end, we have to keep guns out of some people's hands.
The right is looking for an honest debate on guns.
