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Kamala Harris seized the opportunity to push her gun control agenda in the aftermath of a tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, a move that raises eyebrows and questions about priorities. A 15-year-old girl tragically opened fire at the school, resulting in the loss of two lives and injuries to several others. In a surprising twist of timing, rather than reflecting on the tragedy and mourning without a political agenda, Harris immediately pounced on the opportunity to reiterate her calls for stricter gun laws.
While the Madison police chief was busy determining the details around the shooter’s identity—making headlines by noting he wasn’t initially sure whether the shooter was male or female—Harris took to the stage. As if on cue, she decried the shooting as yet another example of gun violence to further her longstanding narrative. Instead of focusing on the heartache of a community reeling from an awful event, her rhetoric quickly spiraled into calls for new legislation.
Harris, who has consistently advocated for more gun control, framed her message around the need for “courage” from elected leaders to address what she calls an epidemic of gun violence. Irony is rampant—one must wonder how much “courage” is required to champion the same gun control measures that she and many others have been peddling for years. Apparently, this horror story is just another chapter in her ongoing quest for what she describes as “gun safety legislation,” rather than a moment for unity or genuine grief.
Kamala Harris Offers Her Reaction to WI School Shooting
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In her follow-up to the tragedy, Harris touted progress made in the past four years, citing legislative measures that she claims would protect Americans from the horrors of gun violence. More laws governing responsible gun ownership is the solution, according to her. Apparently, she glosses over the fact that criminals rarely comply with laws—often the very reason they become criminals in the first place. The insinuation that imposing yet more restrictions on law-abiding citizens will somehow deter those intent on perpetrating violence is a flawed premise at best.
As the nation grapples with the sorrow of this shooting, the focus on pushing a political agenda may serve to alienate those who are affected by this violence. The impulse to leap from tragedy to marginally effective policy proposals instead of addressing underlying issues that contribute to such tragedies only highlights a lack of original thinking. In the eyes of many, the truth remains that it is a complex issue, not one that can be easily solved with another round of regulations and feel-good legislation.
