In fact, it is the commonness and ordinariness of gun violence that is so chilling. An analysis of statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an average of 33,880 annual deaths involving firearms from 2011-2015. A man can allegedly kill eight people, including a police officer, and not rivet the nation’s attention. The Trump administration seems uninterested in the very obvious and omnipresent threat to Americans — our easy access to firearms. If Trump and other elected officials won’t take seriously their responsibility to ensure public safety through better and smarter gun policies, then voters need to hold them accountable.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2017 11:00 UTC