Mass shootings are a cultural sickness with no legislative cure

Published September 9, 2025 2:20pm ET



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Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi recently dissected the legacy media’s game on mass shooting coverage, writing, “If the perpetrator’s motivations are even tenuously tied to right-wing ideology, coverage will focus on the dangers of rhetoric coming from Republicans. If not … the conversation will focus on the lack of gun control, a problem that’s also the fault of Republicans.”

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