Chucktshoes
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That is a fairly well written article. I think it overstated the support amongst gun owners for ERPOs, but it does touch upon something that my friends and I have long ago concluded in that the big mass shootings are essentially angry suicides in want of company. I believe that the same contagion effect that is the reason why news outlets don’t publicize details of suicides is at play with these types of mass shootings as well.I wish all news outlets reported on statistics and science like 538.
Can We Prevent Mass Shootings By Preventing Suicide?
Imagine a doctor who wanted to treat a broken leg with chemotherapy. Or treat cancer with a cast. Just because cancer and broken legs are both things that happe…fivethirtyeight.com
Going after guns isn’t going to be that effective for this issue. Especially not without violating the rights of millions of people. Chalking them up to a nebulous explanation of “mental illness” doesn’t cut it either. Mass shootings are a symptom of the greater sickness in our society. Until we start addressing the increasing isolation of people and the incentives like media attention that make them alluring, I don’t think we’re going to reverse the course that was set with Columbine.