Fifty years ago guns were carried on high school campuses
There were no mass shootings. Today there are mass shootings. What happened?
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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
70 years ago, we had segregation. Today, we don't have that.
30 years ago, the only way to call someone on the phone was to used a wired device.
Back in the days of ancient Rome, most murders were not investigated.
100 years ago, people died of "natural causes" when they were quite young, mostly because we didn't really know what cancer was.
50 years ago, it was actually quite difficult to obtain a high capacity weapon, so the guns civilians carried were not capable of delivering the devastation capable of some easily-obtained weapons today.
50 years ago, there wasn't instant-view news. The coverage of the Kennedy assassination and the Viet Nam war brought things into our living room that were never possible. Human beings now have instant access to breaking news, which means that anyone with a message, regardless of how irrational, can have that message delivered instantly.
Funny thing about things. Things change over time. We learn things. We evolve.
Some rules of life that made perfect sense even 20 years ago are no longer relevant.
Tell me, what was the point of your question?
30 years ago, the only way to call someone on the phone was to used a wired device.
Back in the days of ancient Rome, most murders were not investigated.
100 years ago, people died of "natural causes" when they were quite young, mostly because we didn't really know what cancer was.
50 years ago, it was actually quite difficult to obtain a high capacity weapon, so the guns civilians carried were not capable of delivering the devastation capable of some easily-obtained weapons today.
50 years ago, there wasn't instant-view news. The coverage of the Kennedy assassination and the Viet Nam war brought things into our living room that were never possible. Human beings now have instant access to breaking news, which means that anyone with a message, regardless of how irrational, can have that message delivered instantly.
Funny thing about things. Things change over time. We learn things. We evolve.
Some rules of life that made perfect sense even 20 years ago are no longer relevant.
Tell me, what was the point of your question?
BigHeadScience · 41-45, F
@JoeyFoxx The things you listed are related to technology. People had the ability to go on mass killings 50 years ago. Not that guns make too much of a difference. London managed to rack up a higher body count than New York.
Seems odd that we would change for the better in regards to slavery and human rights but then start going on mass shootings. Doesn't seem to follow the overall positive trend so I was curious about it.
Seems odd that we would change for the better in regards to slavery and human rights but then start going on mass shootings. Doesn't seem to follow the overall positive trend so I was curious about it.
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
Guns are manufactured today at a per capita rate not seen in human history. Statistically, it’s more likely that someone with bad intent will get their hands on a weapon.
Not sure how you are missing this.
@BigHeadScience
Not sure how you are missing this.
@BigHeadScience
BigHeadScience · 41-45, F
@JoeyFoxx Household gun ownership has gone down in recent decades. I can post sources if you want.
BigHeadScience · 41-45, F
Annd crickets lol
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
@BigHeadScience sorry that I can’t shop and post at the same time.
Household gun ownership doesn’t necessarily correlate to gun access. Household gun ownership we would expect to go down in civilized society.
Do you have theories as to why mass shootings are on the rise? Are you suggesting that easier access to guns has no bearing?
Household gun ownership doesn’t necessarily correlate to gun access. Household gun ownership we would expect to go down in civilized society.
Do you have theories as to why mass shootings are on the rise? Are you suggesting that easier access to guns has no bearing?