Ten people dead at a grocery store in Boulder. Another mass shooting, another round of “
thoughts and prayers.”
What stands out isn’t the act itself — it’s the rhythm of the response. Shock, grief, outrage, then resignation. Lawmakers know the script. They follow it like it’s choreographed. And nothing changes.
The truth is we’ve chosen this. Every mass shooting is a decision reaffirmed: profit for the gun lobby over lives of citizens. Until that choice changes, neither will the body count.