Has the pendulum swung? Could this be America's Dunblane?

[Glaug-Eldare]

12. I doubt it will stick any more than the other murders have.

I'm on a ship so I'm not really in tune with what the public reaction is, but we've seen this movie before, and, unfortunately, we're going to see it again. I really doubt that this is going to significantly change the 2A landscape, though. Enough of the country is pro-gun enough that any absolute restriction is dead on arrival. Compromise is a non-starter in 2012, since the activists on both sides appear to be fanatics who won't budge an inch to meet the other. There's not enough trust (or trustworthiness) to craft a palatable solution.

I'm sure I disagree with a lot of Democrats on what progress looks like, but it'd be nice if we could come together with a bit of respect for each other as human beings, and come up with ways to move forward and save lives and rights at the same time. There's got to be a way.