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The “rise of mass shootings” is mostly a media phenomenon. They are still extremely rare events. Gun laws haven’t gotten laxer in the last couple decades eithe
by javagram 7y ago
The “rise of mass shootings” is mostly a media phenomenon. They are still extremely rare events.
Gun laws haven’t gotten laxer in the last couple decades either - many states have strengthened them. There isn’t a clear connection between weak gun laws and mass shootings.
(That said, a total and effective ban on guns would of course stop mass shootings and other gun violence - if it could be implemented successfully)
- robohoe 7y agoFirst you would have to remove weapons from law-abiding citizens and criminals. The first one might be easier (with occasional resistance). The second might be much harder since criminals don't really care about laws in the first place.
- homonculus1 7y ago>a total and effective ban on guns would of course stop mass shootings and other gun violence But then, the cherrypicked, tautological nature of this goal is elided by gun control advocates--reducing gun violence without addressing the root social causes of violence is just a shell game.