Gun Rerun

At this point, the news coverage and reactions to mass shootings in America seem like a re-run. Meanwhile, we get no closer to canceling this bleak series. Here’s what we know about the shooter. And here’s what we know about one of the heroes who was shot several times as he said, “It’s my son’s birthday, it’s my son’s birthday.”

+ How often does this series air? So far in 2015, we’ve had 274 days and 294 mass shootings.

+ “We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones due to our inaction.” President Obama had to make yet another statement about a mass shooting. And to make it even more clear that this is an ongoing series, the NYT put together a video of Obama’s increasingly frustrated reactions to the violence over the years.

+ The New Yorker: Obama, Guns, and the Politics of Hopelessness.

+ Quartz says it’s time to change the way the media cover mass shootings. And Polly Mosendz explains what It’s like to report on mass shootings routinely.

+ And from WaPo: 11 essential facts about guns in America. Here’s a twelfth fact: We’ll undoubtedly be back again with the next episode of mass shooting in America.