What Can Be Done to End America’s Mass Murders?

Gun control is another front in the culture wars, with liberals and conservatives divided over the solution

Within 13 hours this week, America’s ongoing gun carnage had claimed another 29 lives in two separate locations. El Paso and Dayton join Las Vegas, Parkland, and Virginia Beach as places synonymous with mass shootings, which are now a gruesome feature of American life, bringing death to culture events, schools, and places of worship.

And yet, unlike Europe where mass shootings have led to legislation severely restricting gun ownership, the US’s Second Amendment, guaranteeing the right to bear arms, makes that difficult.

That America has a gun problem is undisputed, with gang warfare, terrorism (both of the Islamic and far-right varieties), and nihilistic attacks such as school shooting now regular events. Yet gun control is another front in the culture wars, with liberals and conservatives divided over the solution.

In the wake of the latest violence, both sides answer the question: What can be done to end the mass murder in America?