The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history just happened. How should we talk about it?

The previous record was the Pulse nightclub shooting last June.

But last night, in my hometown of Las Vegas, a 64-year-old man named Stephen Paddock open-fired at attendees of a country music concert from his hotel room, killing over 50 and injuring over 400. It is now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

I borrowed “how should we talk about it” from a Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/10/02/this-is-the-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-modern-u-s-history-how-should-we-talk-about-it/?utm_term=.7f73a467e6c5

The idea being that there are always the rote reactions to mass shootings and some possible discussions: 1) gun control debate, 2) mental health debate, 3) what ideology did the shooter have, 4) could this have been prevented, etc.

I’m not saying any of these possible lines of discussion are the wrong or right ones. I just figured we should have a thread for this and any discussion is welcome.