Guns Don’t Kill People; Schools Do

“Having actively contributed to the loss of lives, Trump is going to have to get very creative in citing any that he’s saved. That said, last month was the first March without a school shooting since 2002, so maybe he could credit himself with the new approach to the US school shootings problem currently being trialled. Which is to say: no schools. All that time parent activists have spent trying to limit guns, it turned out that the smart way to do it was just to shut schools. Really makes you think. Do expect to see the National Rifle Association unveil a new slogan in the coming months: Guns don’t kill people; schools do.”

—Marina Hyde, “Hancock’s channelling James Blunt, Raab looks terrified. But at least we’re not the US.” The Guardian. April 17, 2020.

Savage.