I do wish we had tighter gun laws here and a government that's made up of more than what we have which is little more than adults acting there in high school.
I still have hope that one day we will get back to the American that one was when that will be and how we get there... I've no idea.
I am having some PC troubles at the moment, so it is taking some effort to respond between crashes!
But yes, I think most of the world is struggling at the moment. I don't know if it is a return to the past, or finding a better way to approach the future than we are currently using.
One foot in the past and one in the future.. I remain more optimistic than pessimistic that a better life for all people is possible.