A message is written on a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting in Allen, Texas, where, as in previous cases, the gunman used a AR-15 rifle. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The flyer advertising the Pierce Fire Department’s annual fundraiser at the town’s community golf course last Saturday seemed like pretty standard fare. Tee-times were at 8.15am, 11am and 3pm, entries cost $450 (€409) per twosome, and, oh, AR-15s, balls and blank bullets were provided by the organisers. No drivers, irons or putters were required because the object of this particular tournament was to, literally, shoot Titleists closest to...