GUN CONTROL? The Las Vegas Death Toll Happens Every MONTH In Chicago

European countries are learning that very fact.

"Why do so many people (in America) choose to deflect when issues of racial, social, and economic injustices are mentioned?"

Because it makes some folks uncomfortable to talk about it and some would rather pretend it doesn't exist. To me, these are the conversations worth having if we as a people (regardless of color) want things to change.

MAJ the comparison matters. After this recent shooting and after any other large mass shooting, there is this large uproar for gun control from Democrats and celebrities. Yet there is no outrage when this death toll happens every single month in places like Chicago. If the goal of gun control is to save lives, they are very selective of which lives they are focusing on saving. When this control rhetoric comes out only when a tragedy happens it shows the true colors of the gun control lobby: it isn't about saving lives. It is all about capitalizing on the emotions revolving a tragedy to gain more social control.

SPC Casey Ashfield - You're right there is no national outrage about the mass number of deaths related to crime and gang violence in Chicago and the many residents of Chicago and nearby communities are only seen themselves spotlighted by Dems or GOP when an act of terror, mass shooting, or debate on gun control and rights have made national attention. Before BLM, before these mass shootings, before the gun control discussion during the Obama administration, those that bring up Chicago violence now never cared about the violence before; outrage only exists for those impacted.
Lets drop the gun control rhetoric by Dems and GOP because it is ridiculous and insulting that anytime there is a mass shooting in America today Libs shout gun control and NRA while Conservatives shout Chicago, BLM, and Anti-Fa.
There is no comparison other than worthless rhetoric by both sides. It would be nice if one can make an argument without comparing gang violence to terrorism to lone wolf mass shootings. Trying to apply gun control measures to any of those incidents will be different for each of those incidents. Neither gun control through restrictions nor gun proliferation by increased emphasis on citizen carry are long term solutions.

SP5 Christine Conley - There is no solution because there is no problem. The CDC released a study that defensive gun use (people using firearms to defend themselves or others) occurs about 1.2 MILLION times per year. On average there are about 30,000 firearm related suicides and homicides a year. Those numbers equal that someone is 40 times more likely to use a firearm for defense than to commit suicide or homicide.