‘American carnage’ continues

(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

I am officially out of ways to express my outrage, my dismay, my grief, my fear over the gun violence that keeps erupting.

The latest spasm occurred in Jersey City, N.J. It involved two shooters who reportedly held deeply anti-Semitic views. They also shot a police officer who was trying to arrest them.

So, we have a hate crime and a crime against law enforcement rolled into one tragic event. Six people are dead. Another American city is grieving.

The only good news to come out of this latest tragedy is knowing that the shooters are dead, too, taken out by police officers responding to the rapid-fire mayhem that erupted.

Donald Trump vowed at his inaugural to stop “this American carnage.” He hasn’t done it. I don’t hold him responsible for this latest tragic event. I merely want to call attention to the president’s vow and his assertion during the most recent presidential campaign that he “alone” was capable of repairing what he said was wrong with this country.

I happen to believe gun violence ranks at the top of the matters that need fixing.