America’s Enduring Struggle with Assault Rifles and Inaction on Gun Control Highlights Increasing Normalization of Mass Shootings
Washington, D.C. – Over two decades ago, the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area was gripped by terror as John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo carried out a series of sniper attacks, creating a palpable sense of fear among residents. Fast forward to the present day and a similar scenario unfolds in Southern Kentucky where Joseph A. Couch allegedly targeted drivers along Interstate 75 from a secluded ridge. Yet, the public and media reaction seems muted compared …