The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a 14-year-old bowler, a shipbuilder who loved playing the game of cornhole and a sign language interpreter.
It is time to do the obvious things that can save lives. It is time to ban high-capacity magazines of more than 10 rounds. It is time to close background check loopholes. It is time to institute red flag laws real red flag laws around the country. It is time to ensure that systems in different states and at the federal level, including the military, are sharing the necessary information to keep guns out of the hands of people already prohibited from having them. It is time to fully understand that enforcing laws on the books often also means improving the laws on the books that is not a binary choice.