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The cause of mass shootings is not mysterious.
Their frequency is a choice that societies make.
The US is an outlier in its tolerance for mass shootings as a feature of everyday life.
nytimes.com/2017/11/07/wor…
Their frequency is a choice that societies make.
The US is an outlier in its tolerance for mass shootings as a feature of everyday life.
nytimes.com/2017/11/07/wor…
Just 3% of adults own half of guns in America.
Why would anyone think they need dozens of guns? washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…
Why would anyone think they need dozens of guns? washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…
A lot of people own guns.
A small number of people own a lot of guns.
Some subset of those people are committed to "great replacement" and deep state conspiracy theories.
One main political party echoes those beliefs and blocks any effort to restrict guns.
It is terrifying.
A small number of people own a lot of guns.
Some subset of those people are committed to "great replacement" and deep state conspiracy theories.
One main political party echoes those beliefs and blocks any effort to restrict guns.
It is terrifying.
The evidence shows that mental health or video games are uncorrelated with the rate of mass shootings in the US.
Politicians who point to these as causes are doing so to avoid talking about the real problems. nytimes.com/2017/11/07/wor…
Politicians who point to these as causes are doing so to avoid talking about the real problems. nytimes.com/2017/11/07/wor…
