There’s a lot we don’t yet know about the shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee, private Christian school that left three students and three teachers dead in addition to the shooter. But we know the most important things: This has to stop. This doesn’t happen in most countries. Too many people are dying to gun violence in general and mass shootings in particular in the United States of America and one of our major political parties is dedicated to keeping it that way.
In that vein, Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee came out with the predictable thoughts and prayers sentiment. “I am closely monitoring the tragic situation at Covenant, & the @TNDeptofSafety & @TNHighwayPatrol are assisting local law enforcement & first responders at the scene,” he tweeted. “As we continue to respond, please join us in praying for the school, congregation & Nashville community.”
No comment there on what it says about the utility of prayer as the one and only response to these situations that this is a Christian school. Fine, pray, but stop pretending that’s all you can do.
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Oh, except Lee already has done something else, and Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts was right there to point it out:
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