Important questions

"How many more deaths and mass shootings will it take for Washington to begin to lead the country in a deeper conversation about sensible gun controls? What will it take for our politicians to take firm and principled positions on gun policies and stand up to the gun lobby in this country? Surely this is a moment that calls all of us to reckoning."

--Charles M. Blow, "A Tragedy of Silence", The New York Times

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/opinion/blow-a-tragedy-of-silence.html?_r=0