Apart from their cowardice, the problem is not the powerful people who run this country. You have to live in a red state, as I do, to see the immeasurable power of gun worship. After the Sandy Hook shooting, the first breathless remark was: "Does that mean they are going to come after our guns?" They were willing to put their guns over the lives of children. Staunch believers in the slippery slope, they are against any effort to limit the disaster. From magazines carrying ten bullets to magazines carrying ninety. From rifles able to fire six shots to bump stocks that can turn a rifle into a machine gun. None of these things are illegal. Democrats have been willing to make their stand for the most part, but Republicans? They dread the wrath of the gun worshipers in their midst. After their "thoughts and prayers," the tragedy will continue.