EXCERPT:
KLEPPER: “Look, maybe you think we don’t need gun control. But don’t pretend there’s any level of security that will prevent something like this from happening. There were more than 800 police officers there, and all they could do was react after it happened. Let me put this in football terms. America needs a defensive strategy that will stop a guy from getting the ball in the first place. Not just hope someone tackles him before he gets to the end zone. That’s not a winning strategy -- unless you’re playing the Jets. Also, we need to limit the size of the ball. That ball is a weapon of war. the Founders didn’t anticipate the ball would be this big. I’m in too deep with this metaphor, I hear it now, but you get the idea. I would tell you what is infuriating, though, is that we’re not going to get to have an honest conversation about America’s gun problem. Instead, we’ll be having a conversation about America’s parade problem. Should they have more security? Should they be smaller? Should they replace the confetti with kevlar? Should the parade just be an e-mail? It’s not fun, but those are all the ideas we’re allowed to have!”