This year we have had over [b]300[/b] mass shootings already and counting. This problem has gotten so much worse. I mean it is really bad out here now. What do you think should be done though. I mean should we [b]ban[/b] guns or do nothing at all. Or maybe we should create a system where if you are over the age of 21 you can own a [b]gun. [/b] And make it a felony if you shoot someone who lives No that won't work either. What shall we do. Comments. 馃
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I sincerely doubt there has actually been 300 mass shootings so far. Not saying mass shootings don't happen, and not saying they aren't a problem. Just questioning the numbers.
Mother Jones tracks mass shootings, and in one report, detailed several. A few things I noted. First, there is no standard definition of a mass shooting. It differs from group to group reporting it. Second, the majority of mass shootings (about 60%) were forms of domestic violence, i.e. family annihilators. Those happens far more often than shootings at schools, malls, clubs, etc. but we rarely hear about them. Third, handguns are the most common firearm used in mass shootings...roughly 65%. But it's almost always when an AR-15 or some other military style rifle that gets the attention.
The mass shooters who attack schools, malls, clubs, etc. are looking for a gun free zone where several people are in a relatively confined space...where escape isn't easy.
The Columbine shooting happened in April of 1999...24 years ago. Prior to that horrific event mass shootings were quite rare. So here's my question...what really happened that suddenly caused this relatively rare event to become more common place? Why aren't the manifestos of these killers being released?
I don't believe banning guns is the answer. Guns have been around far longer than the mass shooting craze. The AR-15 has been available to the public for 60 years. The technology behind semi-automatic firearms is more than 130 years old. If the gun itself was the issue, wouldn't the issue of mass shootings have manifested itself far sooner?
