That might be because this was a mad man, killing out of the blue, not a career criminal who anyone could see was going to kill someone. Apples and oranges, professor.
There's a difference between someone who kills because they're insane (and possibly born that way), and someone who kills because they're just plain mean because they were raised that way.
Is Mr. West ready to have that conversation, or does he just want to talk about the guns?
Elderly blacks in Detroit are taking a considerable toll on the young thugs who prey on them. Guess Cornell wants to leave them defenseless to prevent those senseless young deaths.