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    Commentary: Mass shootings, irrationality, and why you shouldn't bring a gun to church

    by Tom Nichols, Los Angeles Times Nov 09, 2017 3 minutes

    Every disaster brings out human irrationality. When there's a plane crash, we fear flying; when a rare disease emerges, we fear we will be infected. And when there's a mass shooting in a church, we think we should bring more guns into churches. Or at least some people think so. This is a completely irrational response to the tragedy in Texas this week, but it's being pushed by people for whom "more guns" is always the right answer to gun violence.

    Sometimes, "more guns"

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