I guess these shootings keep happening here in Murica because people act like they’re frontiersman and we make gang/mob culture seem gaudy and noble.

Shootings happen in many other countries. But only here is it replacing baseball as our national pass time. Because we tell people - if all else fails, pick up your gun.

See you at the next game/shooting

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SW-User

I think our lack of mental care plays a big part in it. Free roam crazies and all that.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@SW-User I agree.

MistyCee

@SW-User yup. We deinstitutionalized thousands of folks in the 80s, stopped doing lobotomies, and what little mental healthcare is available is mostly private and tied to employment. We also don't provide free Pre-K and have poorly subsidized school lunch programs.

On top of that, we idolize the Kardashians, greed, and dishonesty.

Free roam crazies are a problem. But free roam crazies without easy access to semi automatic weapons seems like less of a problem, IMO.

SW-User

@MistyCee it’s taking about a month for my friend to get his pew. It varies state to state though. I know some countries it’s more common to introduce children to firearms and teach them safety and to respect it. The whole idolizing thing you mentioned….maybe it’s a lack of guidance.

MistyCee

@SW-User His "pew"?

Is he starting a church?

SW-User

@MistyCee lol yes. The church of the pew 🔫