Violence as entertainment--history?

Here's yet one more example of how we, as a nation, may have finally, finally changed regarding weapons and deaths and slaughters and--hopefully--assault weapons, even here in the country.

The Star today pointed out that "The opening of the shoot-'em up thriller 'Gangster Squad'...was delayed after the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado.

That was one thing.

Then, a movie review in today's paper by David Frese on the new Tom Cruise movie, "Jack Reacher" begins with a sniper shooting several civilians. This just after the Newtown, Connecticut slaughter, just last week, of course.

Mr. Frese writes that the movie, with its shootings and killings and sniper is unsettling, at least, and that the audience he attended the movie with was rather disturbed by it all, clearly, to him.

So perhaps, maybe we Americans have finally reached a point where we're no longer numb to accepting mass murders in our society.  Maybe we'll finally do something about it all. Maybe we'll push our government representatives to change weapons laws so we can reduce the likelihood that they'll continue to take place.

Here's hoping.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/20/3974097/jack-reacher-bad-timing-for-a.html#storylink=cpy

Links: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/20/3974097/jack-reacher-bad-timing-for-a.html

https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/x101

http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/demandaplan.html

http://www.bradycenter.org/

http://wearebetterthanthis.org/