America's Gun Violence
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Buh buh buh emails.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Funny, I seem to remember the faux concern about those Syrian babies being gassed and the almost immediate response of bombing empty airfields and a big show of force with our allies. But American kids? They’re like jobs, disposable, unless they’re in China.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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One more because, well, this is who 60 million + Americans and a few thousand Russians put their faith in.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTyTA7-g9nopHeHbeuvpRA
09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Thank goodness I watch a lot of cop shows!Halifax2TheMax said:One more because, well, this is who 60 million + Americans and a few thousand Russians put their faith in.
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That one didn’t interest me because it isn’t practical. You can’t implement that technology onto existing guns (well, you can, but they wouldn’t mandate it). I’ve never met a gun owner who is in favor of it, it isn’t practical for practice or training with others. And mostly, wouldn’t make a difference if the were properly locked to begin with.benjs said:
It might have interested twenty people in a high school in Texas, even though it didn’t interest you.mace1229 said:
I agree.mcgruff10 said:
I have zero faith in number three. Technology fails at times, no way I would ever buy a gun like that.mrussel1 said:
I don't understand your point. I offered three suggestions that would have helped prevent this tragedy. He touches on them as well. I'll try again:PJPOWER said:
That’s right, nothing.Halifax2TheMax said:
Maybe you can? But I kind of doubt it because all you got is nothing.PJPOWER said:
Care to elaborate? How would your fairy tale laws read?Halifax2TheMax said:
Locked up? Yup.PJPOWER said:
Nope, do you? What would have stopped this most recent event where a revolver and shotgun were used by a 17 year old?Halifax2TheMax said:
Really? You don’t know?PJPOWER said:
Idk, what would you suggest?josevolution said:
What would you suggest be done about this ?PJPOWER said:
What would you suggest be done that would have prevented this one? He used a .38 Revolver and a Shotgun...?Halifax2TheMax said:Legitimate question: What has Texas done regarding anything to prevent what happened today between the church shooting that killed 26 and today? Other than thoughts and prayers?
Assault weapons ban-nope
minimim age requirements-nope
background checks-nope
waiting periods-nope
Stored elsewhere? Yup.
1. Law around gun cabinets
2. Trigger locks
3. Fingerprint sensors to enable the trigger mechanism. The technology absolutely exists.
Do you believe that if 1. Any of these laws existed and were required and 2. the law abiding father followed the law, that this tragedy could not have been averted?
The first two are great.
Except I’m not worried about technology failing, #3 just doesn’t interest me. And is not needed if you have the first 2.0 -
What does that have to do with shootings? As far as I know Trump is. It responsible for any of them, and Hilary wouldn’t have prevented them either. Not sure how this response fits into the conversation.Halifax2TheMax said:
Buh buh buh emails.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:0 -
always relevant and it's the freaking Onion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGktJvAQlKEPJPOWER said:
That’s right, nothing.Halifax2TheMax said:
Maybe you can? But I kind of doubt it because all you got is nothing.PJPOWER said:
Care to elaborate? How would your fairy tale laws read?Halifax2TheMax said:
Locked up? Yup.PJPOWER said:
Nope, do you? What would have stopped this most recent event where a revolver and shotgun were used by a 17 year old?Halifax2TheMax said:
Really? You don’t know?PJPOWER said:
Idk, what would you suggest?josevolution said:
What would you suggest be done about this ?PJPOWER said:
What would you suggest be done that would have prevented this one? He used a .38 Revolver and a Shotgun...?Halifax2TheMax said:Legitimate question: What has Texas done regarding anything to prevent what happened today between the church shooting that killed 26 and today? Other than thoughts and prayers?
Assault weapons ban-nope
minimim age requirements-nope
background checks-nope
waiting periods-nope
Stored elsewhere? Yup.
09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Jeesh Mace, Really? Did you look at the stats? Do they not concern you? I mean amongst the realitively rest of the civilized world? And your side, I’m safe I’m assuming your side as in Team Trump Treason supporter, thinks Team Trump Treason might actually act? You ok with the stats? Do you really think Hillary might have done anything different?mace1229 said:
What does that have to do with shootings? As far as I know Trump is. It responsible for any of them, and Hilary wouldn’t have prevented them either. Not sure how this response fits into the conversation.Halifax2TheMax said:
Buh buh buh emails.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
By by the way, how’s thoughts and prayers working out?
09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Jeesh! Because you’d rather focus on “her” emails than own up to the “responsible “ gun owners and lobby and industry, until they’re not. Nothing can be done, thoughts and prayers.mace1229 said:
What does that have to do with shootings? As far as I know Trump is. It responsible for any of them, and Hilary wouldn’t have prevented them either. Not sure how this response fits into the conversation.Halifax2TheMax said:
Buh buh buh emails.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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So wha what’s the solution to prevent today?0
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This is an attitude that makes people want to punch people like you lolmace1229 said:
That one didn’t interest me because it isn’t practical. You can’t implement that technology onto existing guns (well, you can, but they wouldn’t mandate it). I’ve never met a gun owner who is in favor of it, it isn’t practical for practice or training with others. And mostly, wouldn’t make a difference if the were properly locked to begin with.benjs said:
It might have interested twenty people in a high school in Texas, even though it didn’t interest you.mace1229 said:
I agree.mcgruff10 said:
I have zero faith in number three. Technology fails at times, no way I would ever buy a gun like that.mrussel1 said:
I don't understand your point. I offered three suggestions that would have helped prevent this tragedy. He touches on them as well. I'll try again:PJPOWER said:
That’s right, nothing.Halifax2TheMax said:
Maybe you can? But I kind of doubt it because all you got is nothing.PJPOWER said:
Care to elaborate? How would your fairy tale laws read?Halifax2TheMax said:
Locked up? Yup.PJPOWER said:
Nope, do you? What would have stopped this most recent event where a revolver and shotgun were used by a 17 year old?Halifax2TheMax said:
Really? You don’t know?PJPOWER said:
Idk, what would you suggest?josevolution said:
What would you suggest be done about this ?PJPOWER said:
What would you suggest be done that would have prevented this one? He used a .38 Revolver and a Shotgun...?Halifax2TheMax said:Legitimate question: What has Texas done regarding anything to prevent what happened today between the church shooting that killed 26 and today? Other than thoughts and prayers?
Assault weapons ban-nope
minimim age requirements-nope
background checks-nope
waiting periods-nope
Stored elsewhere? Yup.
1. Law around gun cabinets
2. Trigger locks
3. Fingerprint sensors to enable the trigger mechanism. The technology absolutely exists.
Do you believe that if 1. Any of these laws existed and were required and 2. the law abiding father followed the law, that this tragedy could not have been averted?
The first two are great.
Except I’m not worried about technology failing, #3 just doesn’t interest me. And is not needed if you have the first 2.
Seriously though, when gun nutters start their hobby talk it's fucking disgusting.
When practicality for "training" and getting your heehaws with your buddies is a higher priority than highschool kids' lives...
FUCK YOUR FUCKING HOBBY!!!
Your last statement is just ignorant. You know better, you absolutely know that statement is ignorant, but damnit, your range time might be less convenient so you'd better persist!Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
It’s the Guns
The outrage after Parkland set off a moral reckoning and awakening—there’s a simple explanation for school shootings.Back in 2012, Nate Silver observed: "Whether someone owns a gun is a more powerful predictor of a person’s political party than her gender, whether she identifies as gay or lesbian, whether she is Hispanic, whether she lives in the South, or a number of other demographic characteristics.”
More than 70 percent of Trump voters in 2016 described guns as “very important” to their vote, versus only 40 percent who described abortion as “very important” to their vote and only 25 percent who felt that way about gay rights. With the slow fading of battles over same-sex marriage and abortion, and the rapid collapse of other aspects of conservative ideology, guns may now rank as the single most important political dividing line in 21st century America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/its-the-guns/560771/Post edited by dignin on0 -
Bingodignin said:It’s the Guns
The outrage after Parkland set off a moral reckoning and awakening—there’s a simple explanation for school shootings.Back in 2012, Nate Silver observed: "Whether someone owns a gun is a more powerful predictor of a person’s political party than her gender, whether she identifies as gay or lesbian, whether she is Hispanic, whether she lives in the South, or a number of other demographic characteristics.”
More than 70 percent of Trump voters in 2016 described guns as “very important” to their vote, versus only 40 percent who described abortion as “very important” to their vote and only 25 percent who felt that way about gay rights. With the slow fading of battles over same-sex marriage and abortion, and the rapid collapse of other aspects of conservative ideology, guns may now rank as the single most important political dividing line in 21st century America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/its-the-guns/560771/0 -
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They won't admit it, but we really love it... we love a good body count.... if not, why would we let it continue?0 -
This is disturbing.dignin said:It’s the Guns
The outrage after Parkland set off a moral reckoning and awakening—there’s a simple explanation for school shootings.Back in 2012, Nate Silver observed: "Whether someone owns a gun is a more powerful predictor of a person’s political party than her gender, whether she identifies as gay or lesbian, whether she is Hispanic, whether she lives in the South, or a number of other demographic characteristics.”
More than 70 percent of Trump voters in 2016 described guns as “very important” to their vote, versus only 40 percent who described abortion as “very important” to their vote and only 25 percent who felt that way about gay rights. With the slow fading of battles over same-sex marriage and abortion, and the rapid collapse of other aspects of conservative ideology, guns may now rank as the single most important political dividing line in 21st century America.
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What 5 shootings in Australian schools? I don't recall any shootings.my2hands said:
I'm so proud to be American, we're so awesome!Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
They won't admit it, but we really love it... we love a good body count.... if not, why would we let it continue?Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/20140 -
Usually the statistics include any discharge of a firearm on school property, not just killings.Thoughts_Arrive said:
What 5 shootings in Australian schools? I don't recall any shootings.my2hands said:
I'm so proud to be American, we're so awesome!Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
They won't admit it, but we really love it... we love a good body count.... if not, why would we let it continue?Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
I do recall a shooting at a university in the early 2000s but nothing more.rgambs said:
Usually the statistics include any discharge of a firearm on school property, not just killings.Thoughts_Arrive said:
What 5 shootings in Australian schools? I don't recall any shootings.my2hands said:
I'm so proud to be American, we're so awesome!Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
They won't admit it, but we really love it... we love a good body count.... if not, why would we let it continue?Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/20140 -
My vote is yes (interesting article):
Do you think media coverage of massacres emboldens would-be mass shooters?
Tragedy has struck another American high school, this time in Texas, where on Friday a gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School, killing nine students and one teacher.
The massacre came a little over three months after 17 people were killed at a high school in Parkland, Florida, making it the worst high school mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The media coverage that followed the horrific attack seemed endless. From the immediate horror of the massacre, to the identification of the shooter, to the surviving students' push for tighter gun laws, it was as if it was the only news for weeks.
Many believe this kind of coverage, and especially attention on the perpetrators, gives would-be killers a reason to act. Many of the mass shooters become household names.
A 2015 study points to a copycat effect, that a mass shooting increases the likelihood of an additional mass shooting in the two-week period following the incident. And a recent study cautioned that media coverage of these attacks might lead to copycat events over a longer period of time.
An ABC News investigation in 2014 found that in the 14 years after the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, where 13 died, at 17 school shooters, and 36 other students who threatened rampages that were averted, cited Columbine as partial motivation for the attack.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0
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