Hot take: The Onion's version of this article is a blistering, sobering satire. The verbatim re-posting for different mass shootings [1] makes even more powerful. This article, however, is inappropriate and offensive because it takes that quite necessary critique and turns it into a joke.
The Onion wasn't joking with their article. Satire isn't just about humor (though it sometimes leverages it). This author entirely missed the point of what the Onion did and should really re-think if this is something they want to be associated with.
It's entirely appropriate to talk about gun control and gun reform, all the time - even (and especially) immediately after a mass shooting. It's never appropriate to turn the mass shooting tragedy into a punchline for to get more clicks on your article.
The Onion wasn't joking with their article. Satire isn't just about humor (though it sometimes leverages it). This author entirely missed the point of what the Onion did and should really re-think if this is something they want to be associated with.
It's entirely appropriate to talk about gun control and gun reform, all the time - even (and especially) immediately after a mass shooting. It's never appropriate to turn the mass shooting tragedy into a punchline for to get more clicks on your article.
1: https://www.theonion.com/search?blogId=1636079510&q=%E2%80%9...