The “Gun Complex” 0
Pythia Peay tries to understand the gun complex (no, not the interlocking network of manufacturers, marketeers NRA, retailers, and ammosexuals gun owners; the mental condition). I’m not sure how much of her reasoning holds together, but I do think it’s worth a look. Here’s a bit:
Certainly by that definition, America could be said to have a “gun complex.” As each senseless shooting blurs into the next (Umpqua Community College was the 294th mass shooting event in 2015 (link is external)) and still the country cannot come together to find a way to prevent guns from falling into the hands of the mentally ill, enact stronger background checks and sensible legislation that will keep assault weapons off our streets—protective measures that a majority of Americans would like to see (link is external)—then the American body politic is in the grip of a stubborn cultural complex.
