I think the usual devil's advocate argument is that those attacks are not a practical concern at all to anyone's life (except the extremely unfortunate — though

I think the usual devil's advocate argument is that those attacks are not a practical concern at all to anyone's life (except the extremely unfortunate — thoughts & prayers). It barely registers when compared to boring old regular crime and homicide, all of which is of dwarfed by road accidents. All of which combined is itself still single-digit chances of dying, the rest being cancer, disease and strokes. So the argument goes, you should focus on the much more direct and practical impact that laws & politics can have on your life.