It's such a death spiral. The more mass shootings take place, the more innocent people die, the more children suffer ... the more gun-culture enthusiasts shout that we need more guns, and then go out and buy an AR 15 or start packing a concealed pistol.

What are the inevitable consequences of more guns? More shootings. More deaths. More suffering.

We must somehow find the will and the courage to stop the spiral and end the madness.