Editorial: No words are sufficient for school tragedy, but partial answers implemented together may do some good

A family pays their respects next to crosses bearing the names of Tuesday's shooting victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Texas school shooting — A family pays their respects next to crosses bearing the names of Tuesday's shooting victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. No selected combinations of those 26 letters, no juxtaposition of their order, no editing or arranging of syllables, is sufficient to convey the pain and suffering and loss and bewilderment associated with a mass shooting of elementary school students.