I have less and less hope that America will turn this round without some major catastrophe shocking society into action. I thought 9/11 might have been that moment. But it wasn't. 

It is patently obvious to every other country in the world that America needs to take immediate action to get guns out of American society. My God, we've had enough vigils in my European parish over the years for the latest US school massacre, never mind the daily toll of 'mundane' murders which must be equivalent to a plane crash - every week!

How can a country in which its citizens are 'tooled up' to the eyeballs even think of calling itself 'Christian'? 

If they can't see something so obvious, how are US citizens going to combat the less visible evils like global warming, etc.. (you all know Trumps list.) 

Btw, serious question, would American Catholics take a gun along to Mass? Would that be thought of as acceptable practice? (Yeh, yeh I know they wouldn't at the SSPX Masses....)