U.S. gun violence strategy is to do bare minimum

One would think a small-town garlic festival would be the least-likely candidate for the site of unspeakable violence. But that illusion was shattered Sunday, July 28, when three people were killed by a gunman at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California.

Two of those murdered were children. At least 12 more were injured.

The incident is yet another tally mark on the long list of mass shootings that have plagued the U.S. in recent years. It’s to the point where they don’t rattle the public anymore; news consumers sigh and say, “Not another one” and move on.

But the families of those sh...