The "we've got to do something about the guns" response probably gives you a warm feeling for taking action (beta type action) and having proposed a solution to the problem. Given what you appear to be, it's no surprise that you'd be able to predict what other betas will want to do because they'll also want to feel like they're doing something.
But in reality it simply deflects the attention from the real problem which is the screwed up individuals permeating our society, because you don't really have a solution for them and your need to find a scapegoat.
I think the real tragedy is that so many males in our country think that whining for the government to "do something" is ever a solution to a problem. Would you characterize that as alpha behavior?
