Bombs vs. guns
<p></p><h3 class="m_3983564917872935469null"><span style="color: #3399cc;">A tale of two narratives</span></h3><p>1. The Austin bomber blew himself up.</p><p><div id="inarticle-sponsored-headline"></div></p><p><a href="https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac&id=b918da4cff&e=527c8aaaa2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac%26id%3Db918da4cff%26e%3D527c8aaaa2&source=gmail&ust=1521750492699000&usg=AFQjCNF-ejjzCoBxulcp0ctEH5QGLxCfxg">[As police closed in, an explosion killed the prime suspect in the Austin bombings]</a></p><p>2. As we don't have an immediate "enemy" in this fight, the media is grasping for a narrative.</p><p><a href="https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac&id=6d0510f6f6&e=527c8aaaa2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac%26id%3D6d0510f6f6%26e%3D527c8aaaa2&source=gmail&ust=1521750492699000&usg=AFQjCNES3KCxJtg-RMR_hAbOmSRtGARTEQ">[Read a local news account and find all the little code words sprinkled through to help plant seeds]</a></p><p>3. What is clear is that there is a focus on the PERSON here and not the method or means to "prevent" future attacks.</p><p><a href="https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac&id=eeef7d731f&e=527c8aaaa2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://crtv.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D948002eca0037731a3cb1bdac%26id%3Deeef7d731f%26e%3D527c8aaaa2&source=gmail&ust=1521750492699000&usg=AFQjCNFfmukOFQV3137V3N7FjRqsrvqW1w">[This is in stark contrast to mass shootings where immediately the answer is "Gun laws!" And while we may see battery laws or changes at shipping centers, we know that future attacks will happen and criminals will learn to simply go around the laws]</a></p><p></p>
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