I have been thinking of the news out of Virginia and the horrific death of the two young WDBJ7 journalists. We now know what appears to be more details and these deaths seem to fall into the long list of workplace shootings embroiled in personal affairs. The fact that both victims and the alleged gunman were all journalists and the graphic nature of the video of the shooting will undoubtedly make this a story that will dominate the news cycle.

In the wall-to-wall coverage, we will learn a lot about the individuals involved and the events that led up to Wednesday morning's tragedy. The cable networks will bring out the requisite talking heads on gun violence who they undoubtedly have on speed dial by now.

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Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were shot dead during a morning newscast. Image: WDBJ7

We will wring our hands, talk about missed warning signs, and ultimately move on. We'll throw up our hands like we always do. It pains me to say this, but this is journalistic malpractice and a societal tragedy.

Think back to all the breathless coverage around the Ebola outbreak and the death of the patient in Dallas. That was indeed frightening, but there was a consensus that we as a nation must do whatever we could, spend whatever needed, to protect ourselves. And journalists dissected every angle, sometimes fueling the hysteria.

But here we have a story yet again about the ease with which Americans kill other Americans. If you think this is just the way it has to be, go to almost any other developed nation in the world and you will see that is not the case.

Several years ago, Australia dealt with a mass killing by significantly changing its gun laws, and that is a nation with a spirit of rugged individualism and the frontier like the United States. I grew up in the hunting and gun culture of Texas and I do own guns. I do not believe they should be banned. But I do believe we can come up with some common sense solutions.

There are some journalistic organizations that have done a remarkable job trying to keep the gun violence story on the front pages and leading the news broadcasts. But it is sometimes hard to report on a story that is just everywhere, one that is just part of society as we accept it. What more can you say? What other angles can you pursue? And yet we as journalists must find new angles.

It would be a fitting tribute to the two young journalists who died today if their station took up this challenge. If the incredible death toll from gun violence had any other cause — terrorism, a plague, unsafe buildings, we would find the national resolve to act. It would be emblazoned in large headlines across our news media.

Gun violence must not be any different.

If you agree, please seek out journalists who are doing a good job covering the story and share their work.