The writer also makes a good point that relates to the concept of freedom in America:

I also want to close this piece by connecting gun violence and traffic violence. Both are uniquely American problems, relative to other developed countries. And both require systemic solutions. For example, both cars and guns kill around 45,000 people in America every year. Why? Because we refuse to adopt legislation that might make it harder for a gun or car to hurt someone because convenience for car and gun owners is prioritized above all else. The defense of cars and guns is usually couched in rhetoric around “freedom”, but I think that the freedom to live a life not cut short by pointless violence outweighs the freedom to operate deadly tools without sufficient regulations and guardrails.

As a country, the US is tipped towards the freedom-to-do things (e.g. own a gun or a stupid big-ass truck) as opposed to the freedom-from-things (e.g. freedom from being killed in a traffic accident, or becoming a victim to gun violence).

Until this paradigm shifts, not much is going to change.