BLAMING MASS KILLINGS in the United States on the availability of firearms is like blaming stupid comments on the availability of vocal chords. The human brain is the culprit for evil acts, irrespective of its delivery system. Consider the January 6 active shooter incident at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport where a madman fatally shot five civilians. Five days after the attack, then Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson issued a press release with the following opening sentence: "TSA Administrator Pete Neffenger and I call for Airport Operation Centers (AOC) at the nation's busiest airports... to improve communications and responses, and response times during security incidents, and in general promote unity of mission." Right focus, wrong approach.
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