Gun control is a topic hotly debated in the week or two after a mass shooting that shocks the nation. After the initial horror dissipates America collectively compartmentalizes the shooting as just another aspect of American life in the 21st Century and moves on to the next media generated fire storm. Mass shootings that were particularly horrific move the needle on gun reform according to public opinion polls but any attempt at reigning in the gun culture completely dissipates as bills reach Capitol Hill. Therefore nothing can be done unless legislators begin showing extraordinary courage, that has yet to happen.