As predictable as the sun coming up in the east, it was politics as usual during the memorial service for those killed in the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard:
@kesgardner This is the most depressing, naval-gazing memorial speech in the history of mankind. No comfort for the victims, only politics.
— Paula Bolyard (@pbolyard) September 22, 2013
Surprising nobody in particular, President Obama used his address to set up calls for more gun control:
President Obama: What makes U.S. susceptible to acts of mass violence, is easy access to guns. pic.twitter.com/4uCxIRvER7
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) September 22, 2013
The shooter, Aaron Alexis, purchased a shotgun (as Joe Biden recently advised Americans to do) and obtained a handgun at the site of the shooting. A major factor in the shootings appears to be mental illness, but that fact won’t stop the push to pass more laws to stop people who don’t obey laws.
@NewsBreaker Like in Chicago, @BarackObama? Toughest gun laws in US don't work there.
— Chris Ellis (@ChefChrisEllis) September 22, 2013
@NewsBreaker Not mental illness? Whens the last time you heard of a perfectly sane person doing a mass shooting? Not counting Chicago!
— D3L3T3 TH3 3LIT3 (@DR0N3Z) September 22, 2013
Like Obama, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., also called for increased gun control measures:
Mayor Gray calls for more gun control saying the shootings happened within view of the Capitol Dome "and the time has come for action"
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 22, 2013
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Without a doubt the “solution” will be more of what hasn’t worked where the shooting took place:
@markknoller Yes, because gun control has worked so well in DC, and Chicago.
— Patrick "Wear a Damn Mask" H. (@trogdor8768) September 22, 2013
Point:
In remarks at Memorial Service, DC Mayor Vincent Gray laments that "our country is drowning in a sea of guns."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 22, 2013
Counterpoint:
https://twitter.com/gamorreanguard/status/381887862540865536
Others were perplexed by the lack of focus on solutions that might actually do something about lowering the number of these horrific crimes instead of playing politics as usual:
@markknoller Crass and inappropriate statements.
— C. R. Erdman (@mousecrazy55) September 22, 2013
@markknoller Sadly, he couldn't put politics aside even for this event. The issue is mental health not guns.
— KC Frew (@KnoxvilleKC) September 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/kitkat5510/status/381904442909405184
An unanswered question:
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/381894502996123649
Will we ever find out the answer?
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