Guns, Guns, and More Guns:

Bob Herbert points out the illustrative fact in his New York Times column today that, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people, in the U. S. almost 120,000 lives have been lost to gun violence, none of it attributable to terrorism.

While people are being slaughtered by lunatics and criminals, no elected official is advocating any new legislation in attempt to limit the carnage. Just the opposite. Some legislators in places like Texas are calling for more people to carry guns in places like school classrooms where disturbed students can begin firing their concealed weapons at fellow students and teachers when the whim takes them.