(February 17, 2016 at 4:46 am)Alex K Wrote: The problem is that one would like to think that the victims of gun violence and terrorism somehow have a sensible and important opinion on the matter, because it at first makes intuitive sense and it is a nice narrative that they now have earned a right to say something about it and be heard. But that's not how it works. Traumatic experiences don't necessarily make your thoughts more coherent and insightful.
He was also a long term advocate for guns. Presumably this is the anger stage of the his grief where he is looking to blame it on something.
Things have never gone well when policy has been dictated by those who are grieving.