When one starts by defining the left from a right leaning point of view, most of us, including those in the middle are signaled to know that this article is just political and nothing more.  Sympathy for the dead and dying goes out the door as the author attempts to make us believe that the massacred can be appropriately respected if we just send our prayers and lower the flag. I'll bet that most of the dead and injured would much prefer that the shooter had been "controlled" before this atrocity.  I doubt they would trade the madman's right to killing machines for prayers, sympathy and a flag at half mast.  How much more horrific will the killing have to be?  No rules, just more death. That's the message I get. There is nothing respectful in creating the situations that lead to more and more horrific killing fields. We can maintain the spirit and law related to the 2nd amendment without a "no rules, anything can be justified" approach.