By Jenna Ellis for TOWNHALL
In the wake of shocking acts of violence, the national response is as predictable as it is insufficient.
We look for policy fixes. We call for toned-down rhetoric. We debate harsher penalties, tighter security and stronger laws. And while those responses have value and shouldn’t be ignored, they all share a fatal flaw: they treat the symptoms, not the disease.
After yet another assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, following last year’s killing of Charlie Kirk, and amid a steady drumbeat of senseless, everyday violence across the country, Americans are once again asking the same question: How do we stop this?
The honest answer is one our culture resists: We cannot legislate away evil.
