You'd think so, yet nothing much happened when former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 in an assassination attempt which left 6 others dead. Every time there's another mass shooting in the US, gun sales go through the roof. Not even the mass murder of young schoolkids leads to any legislative action.
The weird thing is that many Americans believe that an armed citizenry is a useful check on government tyranny. In particular, the Sovereign Citizens movement repudiates the government's authority over them. It used to be just a white movement but blacks are now part of it too. They have no hesitation in pointing guns at any authorities, including police, who seek to enforce laws. Click HERE for an article linking the black shooter who killed 3 Baton Rouge cops with the Moorish branch of the movement.
The weird thing is that many Americans believe that an armed citizenry is a useful check on government tyranny. In particular, the Sovereign Citizens movement repudiates the government's authority over them. It used to be just a white movement but blacks are now part of it too. They have no hesitation in pointing guns at any authorities, including police, who seek to enforce laws. Click HERE for an article linking the black shooter who killed 3 Baton Rouge cops with the Moorish branch of the movement.