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"It is totally and utterly hypocritical to speak of 'gun control' without addressing the causes of gun viokence."

Sorry, you're going to get even more fed up. Demands for gun control aren't going away, because others are more and more fed up with with gun violence.

For one thing, the people who cling to the mantra "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" are, by and large, the very same people who most hate having their tax dollars spent on social services. You know, dealing with people problems.

For another thing, whether you like it or not, "addressing the causes of gun violence" isn't going to work without limiting the availability of guns. You can shame the violent video gamers all you want, but as long as the guns are there, it's only going to strengthen the appeal of guns to people who shouldn't have them guns.

And there's really no way you can escape this: fewer rounds per magazine, fewer kills per killing spree. Fewer guns, more criminals having to make do with knives or baseball bats and therefore fewer deaths.

It's going to take generations of biting the bullet at both ends -- ponying up for social services and limiting gun proliferation -- to make a serious difference.