Jeffrey Goldberg ( the good Goldberg in contrast to the evil Jonah) makes a point that needs to be remembered:
This needs to be reiterated: Orlando massacre can be about Islamism, access to guns, homophobia and mental illness, all at the same time.
— (((Goldberg))) (@JeffreyGoldberg) June 12, 2016
Just because the guy was of Afghan descent and may have been radicalized, does not give a segment of the population a "get out of jail free card" on other issues.
Issues like this:
And this:
The need to fix America's incredibly bad gun laws and the need to protect against violent extremists is not ( and never will be) mutually exclusive.
Radical Islamic ideology can drive a shooter. And access to weapons can make it easier for him to kill. Not mutually exclusive.
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) June 12, 2016
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