Stephen King on mass shootings (nonfiction)

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Stephen King on mass shootings: "We're out of things to say."

"We're Out of Things to Say" is a short essay by Stephen King about gun violence in America.

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"There is no solution to the gun problem & little more to write, because Americans are addicted to firearms.

"Representative Jared Golden, from Maine’s Second Congressional District, has reversed course & says he will now support outlawing military-style semiautomatic rifles like the one used in the killing of 18 people in Lewiston this week.

"But neither the House nor the Senate is likely to pass such a law, & if Congress actually did, the Supreme Court, as it now exists, would almost certainly rule it unconstitutional.

"Every mass shooting is a gut punch; with every one, unimaginative people say, 'I never thought it could happen here,' but such things can & will happen anywhere & everywhere in this locked-&-loaded country.

"The guns are available, & the targets are soft.

"When rapid-fire guns are difficult to get, things improve, but I see no such improvement in the future. Americans love guns and appear willing to pay the price in blood."

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