>>True. I have some hope in all this though. The younger generation that has had to deal with their friends being shot up in schools (and everywhere else) will soon be of the age that THEY will the ones making the laws.... and they are sick and tired of having friends shot. They have had enough of politicians offering their 'thoughts and prayers" and then doing jack-sh_t to address this problem. America is unique in this issue.
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>I hate to disagree, but I'm less optimistic.

If legislators and the grassroots are not optimistic anything will change, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a major reason for the current state of affairs.
Real change is going to need committed leadership.