The authorities’ overblown reaction – and that of much of the press – was all the odder for having occurred just as the US Senate was voting down a bill that would have made it harder for known killers and mentally disturbed people to buy guns, or for private individuals to acquire weapons normally used only in warfare.
因为发生在美国参议院刚刚否决一项加大已知杀手及精神错乱人员购买枪支及私人获取战争武器难度的法案之后，当局和多数媒体的夸张反应就显得更加怪异。