
Update: I finished writing this article and published it at 9 AM on the 15th. Obviously, I had no idea about the horrible events that would unfold today. This has hit extremely close to my home, and I am still severely shaken. Although this writing is not directly related to the tragedy, I understand the unfortunate coincidence that this is in part about senseless violence. I am choosing not to take it down because I still think it’s important, but I have edited out a joke that I felt was inappropriate given the circumstances. Remember, in times of high emotion, it is more important than ever to keep a level head.
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Back in December, I wrote a piece right after the Sandy Hook shootings that was partly about guns, and I stand by everything I said. However, I declined to emphasize a silver lining that occurs due to the media’s non-stop coverage of such tragedies – it gets people to at least talk about gun control.
I would like to consider this a pseudo-sequel to that last article, as a non-emotional response to the events that occurred last year, and also as a timely commentary on the current events surrounding gun control. I’m going to try and be as objective as possible, so here it goes: here are 6 things you will almost never see reported in the media about guns.
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