Middle of the middle west | hlstark - 1/24/2023 10:53
At least 70 people have been killed and 167 wounded in mass shootings so far in 2023,
What should be done? The cursory saying of “thoughts and prayers” doesn’t seem to be working.
Should we mandate that everyone carry a gun? Problem with that is accidental gun discharges amount to 535 deaths last year, imagine how many would die if everyone is packing.
Tougher penalties don’t help since the shooters most of the tome want to die while shooting.
Should we follow the lead of other advanced countries whose gun laws led to decrease in mass shootings? Or are we as Americans too independent and too gun loving to even think of changes?
Or should we just go on life and just accept gun violence and follow up with each shooting with thoughts and prayers?
First off, the term "mass shootings" is purposefully misleading. The majority of shootings labeled as mass shootings are gang and drug related. If someone does a drive-by shooting and hits three or more people, it's quantified as a "mass shooting." Simply put, it is propaganda to advance an agenda. The same way the the term "gun deaths" purposely misleading as WYDave pointed out above.
The solution is simple. Stable families.
Won't be the 100% cure all for everything, but I'd bet at least 75% of the problems we see in society would fix themselves if we fixed that ourselves. |
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