So what's your plan to stop this from happening again?

— Joel Swagman (@JoelswagmanJoel) August 29, 2025

I watched Philip Defranco's latest video, which informed me that various right-wing figures like Lauren Boebert and Elon Musk are on Twitter blaming the latest shooting on trans people.  To me, this seems like a mute point.  You could blame the shooting on whatever group you want--trans people, mentally ill, rightwing extremists, Muslims, etc.  The point is, all of these groups have easy access to deadly firearms.  So no matter which group you try to pin the blame on, the root problem is still the same: in America anyone can get a deadly firearm and use it to kill children.  Whoever you choose to blame this on, the real question is: what are you going to do to stop these people from getting guns in the future?

I realize, of course, that I'm just wasting my time.  (You can't talk reason with these people.)  But sometimes I can't help myself.