Editorial
On gun deaths, we are the pot calling the kettle black
01 September 2019 - 00:00
There are few issues that elicit as much outrage as the frequent mass shootings in the US, with South Africans often joining the chorus of condemnation. We react so strongly because of the tragic loss of life and because, from where we stand, what has become an American disease seems so easy to fix. If guns were not as readily available in the US, there would be fewer mass shootings. Period...
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