(CNN) The latest mass shooting in the United States has claimed the lives of 12 people, 11 of whom were city employees in Virginia Beach. Until then, all those who fight against sensible gun legislation have no business simply expressing their sympathies. They know it even though funding for research on gun violence has been stifled for decades (you can thank the gun industry for that one). Today's Republican Party won't take a seat, because too many are deeply in the pocket of the craven gun industry. The gun industry and the NRA know that their product is the problem, which is why they push for special legal protections .

Source: CNN June 01, 2019 20:59 UTC