Another school shooting

[nicname]

Maybe the majority of human beings have always been disassociated, anxiety-ridden, paranoid, schizophrenic delusional messes, we just were unaware of it until the anonymity of the internet came along and embolden people to show their crazy side.

Nah.

[CNS]

People without money or powerful positions have always felt powerless.  Guns are easily the fastest, cheapest, and most reliable way to take power.  Columbine showed  a bunch of folks a path to that power.  Good ways to combat that:
1. take guns away
2. get people mentally healthy, and I don't mean just those who are sociopaths, but everyone.  - This is the hard one by the way

[nicname]

People without money or powerful positions have always felt powerless.  Guns are easily the fastest, cheapest, and most reliable way to take power.  Columbine showed  a bunch of folks a path to that power.  Good ways to combat that:
1. take guns away
2. get people mentally healthy, and I don't mean just those who are sociopaths, but everyone.  - This is the hard one by the way

Yeah, gun violence is a problem in and of itself, but it’s a symptom of a greater societal sickness.

Edit to add: While people without money or powerful positions have always felt powerless is true to a certain degree, the conscious moving of western society from a needs based mindset to a wants and desires-based consumer mindset has exacerbated the mental gulf between haves and have nots. This, coupled with the availability of information, and susceptibility to isolation provided by ever-increasing tech is a dangerous concoction.

[star seed 7]

Can you imagine the discord channels dax would visit if he was a teenager now instead of the 1950's?

[Tobias]

oh man if that stuff is “archaic” i would’ve terrified dlew in 1999

[OB_Won]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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[Spracne]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

[OB_Won]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

Admittedly, I haven’t researched this with data, but growing up in rural Kansas and living in far north DFW for nearly 25 years, there was never difficulty acquiring a firearm. Maybe it was just my childhood, but hunting was a generational activity so I assume guns have been in many homes. I’d also bet the use of locked gun safes was much rarer back then as well. I don't think the increase in mass shootings is even debatable.


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[OB_Won]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

Admittedly, I haven’t researched this with data, but growing up in rural Kansas and living in far north DFW for nearly 25 years, there was never difficulty acquiring a firearm. Maybe it was just my childhood, but hunting was a generational activity so I assume guns have been in many homes. I’d also bet the use of locked gun safes was much more rate back then as well. I dont think the increase in mass shootings is even debatable.


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Pew Research Center confirms active shooter incidents (gunman targeting populated area) have steadily increased from 3 times in 2000 to 61 occurrences in 2021.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ft_23-04-20_gundeathsupdate_5-png/


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[Spracne]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

Admittedly, I haven’t researched this with data, but growing up in rural Kansas and living in far north DFW for nearly 25 years, there was never difficulty acquiring a firearm. Maybe it was just my childhood, but hunting was a generational activity so I assume guns have been in many homes. I’d also bet the use of locked gun safes was much more rate back then as well. I dont think the increase in mass shootings is even debatable.


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Pew Research Center confirms active shooter incidents (gunman targeting populated area) have steadily increased from 3 times in 2000 to 61 occurrences in 2021.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ft_23-04-20_gundeathsupdate_5-png/


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I can find some statistics that go as far back as the 1970s, but no farther. I'm moreso interested in the pre-Columbine era.

[OB_Won]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

Admittedly, I haven’t researched this with data, but growing up in rural Kansas and living in far north DFW for nearly 25 years, there was never difficulty acquiring a firearm. Maybe it was just my childhood, but hunting was a generational activity so I assume guns have been in many homes. I’d also bet the use of locked gun safes was much more rate back then as well. I dont think the increase in mass shootings is even debatable.


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Pew Research Center confirms active shooter incidents (gunman targeting populated area) have steadily increased from 3 times in 2000 to 61 occurrences in 2021.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ft_23-04-20_gundeathsupdate_5-png/


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To my surprise, it appears the percentage of households that own a firearm has remained steady, if not slightly declined since the early 70’s.

That data can be found at gallup, pew, violence policy center, and more.


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[OB_Won]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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Is this true, though? I can't find any reliable historical data about gun ownership or mass shootings.

Admittedly, I haven’t researched this with data, but growing up in rural Kansas and living in far north DFW for nearly 25 years, there was never difficulty acquiring a firearm. Maybe it was just my childhood, but hunting was a generational activity so I assume guns have been in many homes. I’d also bet the use of locked gun safes was much more rate back then as well. I dont think the increase in mass shootings is even debatable.


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Pew Research Center confirms active shooter incidents (gunman targeting populated area) have steadily increased from 3 times in 2000 to 61 occurrences in 2021.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ft_23-04-20_gundeathsupdate_5-png/


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I can find some statistics that go as far back as the 1970s, but no farther. I'm moreso interested in the pre-Columbine era.

Sorry, saw this after I posted. I found similar data. I guess the way I look at it; we know guns were readily available from 1970 to 1999 (columbine), with few (if any) instances over those 29 years.


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[Institutional Control]

It doesn't matter what the primary cause is; it's been determined that as a whole, Americans have no interest in changing anything.

[OB_Won]

It doesn't matter what the primary cause is; it's been determined that as a whole, Americans have no interest in changing anything.

True. But the country may look drastically different in the next 10-15 years as the boomers (voters and elected officials) begin to pass away in droves. But saying that, the election suggests the more things change the more they may stay the same.


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[Cartierfor3]

The under 30 crowd is much farther right than you want to know

[steve dave]

The under 30 crowd is much farther right than you want to know

Yes


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[CNS]

The under 30 crowd is much farther right than you want to know

The right has won the crap posting war and the youngsters love that crap.

[mocat]

The under 30 crowd is much farther right than you want to know

The right has won the crap posting war and the youngsters love that crap.

we took away calling things gay and Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) and it's had a devastating effect

[wetwillie]

What are the under 30 crowd called? Zoomers?

[CNS]

What are the under 30 crowd called? Zoomers?

Boomers in my fam call them morons.

[waks]

The United States has always had easy access to guns, depression, anxiety, outcasts, power and economic imbalances, etc. I’m curious why over the last quarter century so, so many have transitioned from committing suicide to committing mass murder. Especially to innocent victims.


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24hr news media, the internet, etc.