Don't Pray?

Louisiana. As of now it appears two victims have died, and another nine are injured. The gunman also killed himself.

Numerous calls for prayer have been issued, including from the governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal. This natural response to tragedy has not gone uncontested, however. Rachel Zarrell, an editor at BuzzFeed News, said on Twitter of the tragedy, “Don’t pray. Push for gun control.” She later said that this was “reactive” and that it was the “wrong thing to say.”