no, the prevalence of guns is not the primary cause of mass shootings. and these deaths are so few that they're prone to variance and statistical error, not to

no, the prevalence of guns is not the primary cause of mass shootings. and these deaths are so few that they're prone to variance and statistical error, not to mention political and ideological bias. over half of gun deaths in the US are suicides. much of the rest is murder, but over 99% of murders are not via mass shootings. most murders are between people who know each other. if you fear death by gun shooting, you should be worried about yourself first, and then those close to you, and no one else (not even "terrorists"). even in the US, you should basically never fear a stranger killing you with a gun.