The People of Lafayette Don’t Need Your Prayers; They Need Better Laws http://t.co/faFasgZql8

— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) July 24, 2015

In response to the shootings in Lafayette, Louisiana earlier tonight, Governor Bobby Jindal asked his Twitter followers to “say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families.”

While I understand the sentiment — you want to do something in the aftermath of a tragedy — let’s all admit that prayer won’t change anything. They won’t stop another shooting in the future. They won’t bring back the victims. Maybe they’ll help the people saying them get through the night, but there’s no effect greater than that.

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We don’t need prayers. We need politicians with the courage to take on the NRA.