It is abundantly true that "thoughts and prayers" are never sufficient to assuage the unspeakable anguish of man-made abominations such as what transpired in Parkland. However, are these feeble offerings of good intention really more obscene than the abject inertia of our lavishly funded protective institutions? If, by its own admission, the F.B.I. remains inert (once again) in the face of actionable information about an impending slaughter, what is the point of any sort of debate (once again) about the legality and availability of the instruments of said slaughter? "Thoughts and prayers" offered in earnest are infinitely superior to the institutional equivalent of "Oops."
