Turned Mod now? Hope that in the future you all post any News of Mass-shootings and general Criticism in the US-Forum! Then,also,you do need some serious reading of US-Firearmslaws! Then also,inform yourself what the "Everytown"-Organization stands for!
Suffering as such is not a value; only man’s fight against suffering, is. If you choose to help a man who suffers, do it only on the ground of his virtues, of his fight to recover, of his rational record, or of the fact that he suffers unjustly; then your action is still a trade, and his virtue is the payment for your help. But to help a man who has no virtues, to help him on the ground of his suffering as such, to accept his faults, his need, as a claim—is to accept the mortgage of a zero on your values.
RE: What do you identify as today?
Haven't decided yet!