Novelist Stephen King has never been shy when it comes to saying what he thinks on any number of issues, and once again he’s using common sense to solve a problem that’s been on the minds of nearly every American this week: Mass shootings in the United States.
Uproxx notes that King calls his proposal “simple.”
King supplies a very “simple” take (he uses that word, too), one that cuts through all the deflecting from Texas Republicans like huffy Sen. Ted Cruz (who walked out of an interview while complaining that people are politicizing the inherently political issue of gun violence) and Gov. Greg Abbott (who couldn’t believe that Beto O’Rourke called him out for doing nothing to stop the madness). These confrontations, while necessary, will likely go nowhere. To that end, King appears to suggest that there’s no changing the minds of these public-facing representatives. Instead, transformation is only possible by pushing them out of office.
Here’s King’s recommendation:
“If the gun protectors in Congress are voted out, things may change. If they retain their seats, nothing will change. Pretty simple.”
King is absolutely correct. And it probably won’t surprise you when you see who has taken the most cash from pro-gun groups, with Aljazeera reporting:
The top recipients so far in 2022 in the US Congress were Republican Senators Rand Paul and John Kennedy, who each received over $38,000 from pro-gun groups, according to OpenSecrets. US House of Representatives Minority Whip Steve Scalise received $25,610 from pro-gun groups during that period.
In 2018, during his re-election bid, Texas Senator Cruz received $311,151 in direct contributions from pro-gun groups.
If every registered Democrat shows up at the polls this November, we can have sensible gun reform that will make all of us safer. We have the power in our hands, and now it’s time to use it.
One reply on “Stephen King Explains Exactly What It Will Take To End Mass Shootings In The US”
I’ve been saying that since before Columbine. American voters keep choosing the increased massacres. It’s like someone shooting themself in the foot over and over again and crying “Why does this keep happening?!!”