The time has clearly come for common-sense media regulation. It has nothing to do with the First Amendment anymore. Now, it’s a matter of public safety.

Of course, I’m mocking the rhetoric of perennial advocates for gun control, who seem to relish every flurry of mass shootings as an excuse to mount their hobbyhorses again. Still, I’m not being entirely facetious.

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