A few days after last year's massacre at Newtown, Conn., we observed: "Every time one of these horrible shooting sprees occurs, countless voices in the media declaim that (1) we need a debate on gun control, and (2) the other side's views are despicable, stupid and unworthy of consideration." It's happening again, in reaction to Monday's murders at the Washington Navy Yard. But it's strikingly muted by comparison with the post Newtown frenzy.
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