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<\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nWASHINGTON\u2014In the wake of a shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX that left at least 26 people dead and 20 wounded, the nation declared its intent Monday to wait for more facts on the mass slaughter before doing absolutely nothing about it. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to jump to conclusions and get the facts wrong before we start ignoring it completely,\u201d said Enid, OK resident Roger Benson, echoing the sentiments of 324 million other Americans who added they weren\u2019t willing to do nothing whatsoever to address the country\u2019s mass shooting epidemic until they learned more about the killer, including his possible connection to the church and his mental health background. \u201cPeople have been speculating on social media, but that doesn\u2019t do us any good unless we know the truth about his family life, and how and why he was able to acquire an assault weapon\u2014otherwise, there\u2019s just no way to neglect to address this shooting in the larger context of gun violence in America. We all need to take a deep breath, gather as much information as we can, and then sit with our hands folded indefinitely.\u201d At press time, the nation conceded that even if a couple facts remained unknown, that shouldn\u2019t stand in way of a concerted effort to simply wait for the next bloodbath.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
November 6, 2017 (theonion.com) WASHINGTON\u2014In the wake of a shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX that left at least 26 people dead and 20 wounded, the nation declared its intent Monday to wait for more facts on the mass slaughter before doing absolutely nothing about it. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to jump… Continue reading