Don’t wait to talk about gun violence
Apr 10, 2017, 4:07 PM | Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 1:50 pm
As you know no doubt heard, there was a shooting Monday in San Bernardino. Undoubtedly, this will spark a debate, both online and in the real world, about gun control.
Good.
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It鈥檚 completely appropriate to have this debate on the day a shooting occurs. Don鈥檛 listen to the nonsense that it鈥檚 exploitative to engage so quickly after the shots were fired.
You know, the old 鈥渢oo soon鈥 argument.
There is no such thing as 鈥渢oo soon.鈥 There is only 鈥渢oo late.鈥
So no matter what your position is on the issue, let it be known. My co-host believes you should wait 24 hours before talking about events like this because it鈥檚 insensitive to do otherwise. That makes no sense to me. Talk about it now. It鈥檚 an important, even vital, debate that this country needs to have.
NOW.
Don鈥檛 wait. In a nation riddled with gun violence, we should never stop talking about it. Even though the debate often devolves into name calling and misinformation, it鈥檚 better than silence.
Anything鈥檚 better than silence.