Shooting at CT elementary school leaves at least 27 dead, 18 of them children

[Joe Republic]

Terrible, and yet it will happen again one day.  Prepare yourselves for that emotionally however you see fit.

[Joe Republic]

But how many times must this happen? How many times must innocents die until we wake up and say "enough is enough"! People say it's disrespectful to make this political so soon, and really what they mean is that it's bad business to talk about gun control, ever. What's disrespectful is never looking at the issue in the face and deciding to do something for once. America needs to talk gun control. Now. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Now.

No, nothing will come of this.  The sooner you accept that, and await the next murderous rampage, the easier it'll be.  Trust me.

[Joe Republic]

Also, I can't believe Tony Danza would stoop this low.

[Joe Republic]

Why, J. J.?  What are you trying to achieve?

[Joe Republic]

What's the threshold in terms of deaths until something is really done on gun control?
100? 200?

Higher, most likely.

More like every last man, woman, and yes, child, in America.  The gun lobby would never settle for anything less.

[Joe Republic]

So when is it acceptable to talk about the political implications? When is "too early" over?

After the funerals, I'd say.

No, we live in a 24/7 news media world now, and our attention spans won't last until then.  The funerals will be in a week or so from now, but by then America will have already moved on to the next media sensation, or very possibly the next shooting.