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The U.S. Cycle of Gun Violence

When it comes to the gun debate, this country seems to be in a continuous cycle which shows no signs of being broken anytime soon. The cycle goes like this: 1) A tragic mass shooting occurs somewhere in the country 2) We briefly mourn 3) We attempt to find scapegoats 4) Progressives and Democrats fight for stronger gun laws 5) Conservatives and Republicans say, "Now's not the time to talk about such things." 6) The NRA and similar groups push for more guns and weaker gun laws 7) The issue gets pushed to the side after a week or two 8) Another mass shooting occurs I'm frankly getting sick and tired of this seemingly never-ending cycle. Within the past week or so, there was a mass shooting in Oregon, school shootings in Arizona and Texas, a shooting in a parking lot following the New England Patriots/Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday, not to mention cops accused of shooting people who were unarmed. At what point are we as a nation finally going to look in ...