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> defendant ... shared a conspiracy theory that missing children were taken by the federal government to be trained as school shooters. This conspiracy seems l
by wyldfire 2y ago
> defendant ... shared a conspiracy theory that missing children were taken by the federal government to be trained as school shooters.
This conspiracy seems like it would appeal to those who recognize that mass killings/suicides at schools are tragic and we are awful for not intervening. But if it turns out that The Government is perpetrating the evil, then we can absolve ourselves of the blame because no amount of legislation could stop their covert actions.
- nkrisc 2y agoThey want to blame anything except the availability and proliferation of guns in this country.
- hiatus 2y agoHow many school shootings occurred prior to the gun control act of 1968? Guns were even easier to acquire before that point.
- jimt1234 2y agoThis is misleading. Wooden-handled, six-shooter pistols and pump-action rifles were easy to get back then - true, but high capacity, semi-automatics were definitely not easy to obtain. I grew up in the Midwest back then, probably the most gun friendly state besides Texas; people generally recognized that some guns should be available only to the military.
- hiatus 2y agoI appreciate the color but AR-15s were available for civilian purchase in 1963, though most school shootings are perpetrated with hand guns. [1] Even then, it seems it would be better to regulate large capacity magazines than any specific firearm. The comment to which I replied was decrying the proliferation of guns in general, not high capacity magazines. [1]: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2812306 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/...
- whamlastxmas 2y agoSemi auto magazine pistols were common and easy to get in the 60s
- wyldfire 2y agoIt is likely the case that multiple factors contribute to the frequency and lethality of mass shootings in the USA. But the availability of firearms is likely one of those factors.
- nkrisc 2y agoThat’s a deflection. The issue is school shootings that occur now, using guns, not time travelers perpetrating mass shootings. What do all school shootings have in common? Guns. Something has changed since then and now guns are a bigger problem.