Americans endure mass shootings in churches, stores, workplaces, at home. The violence stems from hatred toward other communities, grievances within a group, secrets within families, bitterness among colleagues. My latest:
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“The pandemic has amplified and accelerated so many dangerous trends. We are normalizing diseases of despair like loneliness, addiction and gun violence. Social media, Zoom church, remote work...are morally anemic substitutes for human connection.” @jonathanlwalton of @ptseminary
Gun sales in the U.S. hit historic highs as the #COVID19 pandemic took hold, @lwhitehurst reported. Americans bought 23M guns in 2020. There are now 393M guns in private hands - in a country of 333M people.
Parents of children slain at #Uvalde urged #Texas lawmakers today to adopt gun control measures (it seems unlikely). “People are dying every day. This shouldn’t be happening,” said Veronica Mata, who lost daughter Tess, 10, per @AP's @acacia_coronado.
Often, it's a guy with a gun and a grudge. Other times, there doesn't even seem to be a grudge involved. “There was no apparent conflict between the parties. The male just walked in and started shooting,” Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray as 3 killed today in a convenience store.
“Socio-emotional learning is just teaching kids how to identify their feelings, how to express themselves, how to navigate conflict — and why is there a ban on that? @DrAprylA, referring to: apnews.com/article/conser…
As the @APA reports, the majority of Americans are under stress, and 1/3 are avoiding certain places. apa.org/news/press/rel…
And so: In a country with more guns than people — and one emerging from three years of isolation, stress and infighting amid the pandemic — Americans are beginning 2023 with a steady barrage of mass slaughter.
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