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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThat’s the headline for a Washington Post<\/a> article this morning – it was obviously written for the Post’s knee-jerk readers who only read headlines. In the first paragraph, the Post says;<\/p>\n More than 6 in 10 Americans fault Congress and President Trump for not doing enough to prevent mass shootings, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with most Americans continuing to say these incidents are more reflective of problems identifying and addressing mental health issues than inadequate gun laws. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, there are thousands of laws which, if respected by the murderer in Florida, should have prevented the crime. The criminal was known by his peers, school officials, local and federal law enforcement officials to be a potential threat to his former classmates. <\/p>\n The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Most rational Americans understand that more gun laws are merely farts in the wind and banning a scary-looking rifle from purchase is just something to make us feel better about ourselves and would have no real impact on the safety of innocents.<\/p>\n Americans are roughly split on this proposal [to ban scary-looking black rifles], with 50 percent in support and 46 percent opposed, a stark contrast from the 80 percent support for the ban in 1994, the year it was enacted. The current level of support is little different from 51 percent in 2016. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Mostly because the ban of scary-looking black rifles had no impact on crime. The Columbine massacre happened right smack dab in the middle of the ban.<\/p>\n Fully 86 percent of Democrats say stricter laws could have prevented the killings, compared with 29 percent of Republicans. Independents are squarely in between, with 57 percent saying stricter gun laws could have prevented the attack.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Well, that’s because the Democrats always want stricter laws – it’s their solution to everything. Well, except for things like restricting abortions which, by the way, kills more children than all of the school shootings combined.<\/p>\n Partisans disagree on whether allowing teachers to be armed could have stopped the attack, with 59 percent of Republicans saying it could, compared with 46 percent of independents and 23 percent of Democrats. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, well, the death of the Florida football coach who shielded students with his unarmed body should drive that point home to even the most partisan “do something, anything” crowd.<\/p>\n I could go on, S.E. Cupp does a better job at CNN<\/a> tearing new orifices in the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"