Mass Killings - How (other than some 2nd Amendment Issue) Can we Stop Them?

I applaud your attempt at a civil discussion. Sadly there are those who don't understand what that means and worse yet, probably never will.

Saying 2nd amendment issues would fix shootings is kinda like saying removing pencils will stop hate mail.

If you really think removing the tool will stop the issue, Idk what to say.

Personally, leave the crazies with the guns please. It's too easy to make bombs and drive cars into crowds of people. I would much rather take my chances with being shot.

Strict gun control seems the only sensible way, and the evidence for that is in the murder with firearms and overall murder statistics when compared to other first world countries with strict gun control. I can understand citizens not wanting to lose their right to own guns, or face gun restrictions, but, for me, the right of the general public to go about their daily lives without fear of becoming victims of shootings is a far more important consideration.

The obvious point, and this is about as far as I can push the discussion, is to prevent the mental states that make people desire to take these actions. Terrorism and mental health issues have root causes. I dont have the answers.. But those are the questions that need to be studied

Well, I'd start with strict regulation, but let's say that's off the table. There might be some short/long term measures to try.

There's no doubt this is a culture that worships violence and considers strength as status. In order to achieve lasting change, that has to stop. The video games, TV & film, much pornography, etc. have been shown to have a causal link to violent tendencies. Remove such easy access and you stem violent development.

In the short term, there could be systems in place for non-lethal measures. Just as every commercial and government hallway now has AED's, perhaps one of the effective non-lethal methods being tested might help stem immediate violence.

And maybe the media lays off the incessant and coverage of such incidents, largely perpetrated by those who need recognition in the first place. Right now, we're broadcasting that you, too, can become infamous by upping the body count.

Paramount and prior to everything, we need to be able to sit at the table and l-i-s-t-e-n.

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What about early identification of mental health issues - as in parents/guardians/friends/relatives when they see something, say/do something?

Id love to have this discussion, but I just woke up. Will you be here in twenty minutes or so?

Thing is both sides of this argument are so partizan it's so difficult to have any reasonable kind of conversation. The way I see it from the other side of the pond if you're on the right you are considered a "gun nut" on the left and you're a "Snowflake" just got clarity that's not my opinion. There seems no acceptance from either side that each other make good cases for and against.

YOU TELL ME! They have one thing in common.....none of them can get laid...rejected by women...you males are mutants

The steepest price on every crime, closer supervision of school staff, an end to bureaucratic lack of communication, 15% shift of funds to robotics research and development.

What about social media and the news? How do, or do they have a play in this insanity?

More Mental health facilities

I don't know what to say anymore. it's overwhelming.