“How do you propose to end mass shootings then?”

[bigfelipe]

“Not everyone” = “some people”.


We had quite a few of his rookie cards, as well as Darrel Strawberry, Jose Canseco...and the my oldest brother needed beer:gas money and stole em


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[mig1nc]

Evil will become more prevalent as time edges on. The only way to thwart it is to be mentally and physically prepared.

Society has changed drastically over the last 50 years and will continue to do so at an ever alarming rate and sadly not for the better.

The best we can hope to achieve is to educate our families and the circle of people we have influence over. Take responsibility for the tasks that God has given you, read the road map to life and don’t let these things that are coming take you by surprise.
Man with all his problem solving abilities doesn’t have the answers, just look at all the stupid things that are proposed by our “leaders”. The more they speak the crazier their ideas become.

A really good illustration of this was just posted on YouTube. An interview with Thomas Sowell titles A Take of Two Blackouts or something like that.

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[RedneckFur]

I don't think there's any one thing to blame for the mass shootings. When I look at modern society as a whole, I see a lot of things that I think add to the problem. Broken homes, and broken up families. Families scattered all over, so that no local support structure exists for them. No good social interaction or friendships. Mental illnesses that are simply drugged into compliance if treated at all, without any attempt at getting to the root issue. And non-stop 24/7 bombardment by the media with "bad news" that will make someone on the edge only feel more hopeless. I think these sick, sad people just want a way out, and they pick something that will insure that they are remembered, and let them hurt others the as badly as they imagine the world has hurt them.

I don't think you'll ever be able to prevent mass shootings completely. But I think stronger families, and better social interactions for kids would help a lot in preventing them. Being raised by TV and video games isn't good for anyone. And better mental health care for people with issues. Guns are just the tool used when these people break. Its not the problem.

 

[GeorgeBush]

The media definition of a mass shooting is a political hit job. That is what needs to be addressed. The actual definition of a mass shooting would be a hit job against the left.

They would have to address minority violence, gang violence and violence is extremely Democrat places. This is why the media invented a new definition and somehow pinned it on Republicans (even though the background of most shooters suggests otherwise).

This is 100% a media problem. It's not even a journalism problem as serious journalists have (for example) pointed out the last AWB did absolutely nothing in the comparatively violent 1990s. The hysteria generated from mass shootings is (at best) an attempt to drive up clicks and viewership on floundering services like CNN. At worst its a legit conspiracy to punish most gun owners because supposedly they vote for Trump or Republican (or whatever).