Why Are There So Many School Shootings?

[Bonzi]

Availability of guns? Mental Health? Bad Parenting? The media....

Or is it more complex and some combination of these and other things....?

Can we all agree that anyone that does this is mentally unstable?
If so, why? Genetic or environmental (developed thru experience...)?

 

[Auld Phart]

also:

 

[Bonzi]

also:

I guess that ties to my "MEDIA" choice.
Would it happen as much if was not so "sensationalized"?

 

[Mac1958]

Culture. Celebrity. The Selfie Generation. Everyone is told they're special and want to be.

People who are suicidal, and instead of just killing themselves they decide they'll go out in a spectacular blaze of glory. At least they'll be famous for something.

Bad enough they're suicidal. Now they can be infamous on a worldwide scale. Why not?
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[midcan5]

It is simply part of American culture. Note that was not a choice as most have their head in the sand.

Hip hip hooray, Americans believe firmly in their right to be shot dead, it is in their Constitution. The NRA believes too death is inevitable, why attempt to stop it, all eternal life schemes fail, so Americans get a gun and test your right to shoot or be shot. Stuff happens remember. Do this simple test with your gun or guns, should you be well armed. Make sure your gun is not a dud. Aim at your wall, your TV, your foot, test it on yourself, remember it is your right, written in your constitution. Get your neighbors together, form exercises with your guns, have someone run out with an AR15 with body armor. See who can shoot them first. Make sure you are all on opposite sides of the machine gun packing American NRA constitution loving gun lover with their AR15. If anyone dies, no biggee, stuff happens, you're only be adhering to your beliefs and rights. Living real those rights as they now happen so often in American massacres, upholding your god given right to bear arms. No one lives forever. You're tougher than those sissy Australians, show them your stuff. Hope all goes well. Oh and one more thing make sure your insurance is paid up. Eric of Columbine fame is with you, no gun control, he practiced what he preached. Going out in a hail of bullets is as American as apple pie.

 

[Auld Phart]

also:

I guess that ties to my "MEDIA" choice.
Would it happen as much if was not so "sensationalized"?

Never be able to prevent it from being sensationalized.

"If it bleeds, it leads"

Even if it's not on tv, it will be online

 

[Old Rocks]

Well, let's see. A shooting in a school? We need more people packing guns. A shooting in the mall? We need more people packing guns. A shooting in church? We need more people packing guns. We have more people packing guns, and the shootings continue to increase. Perhaps this part of the equation is not in line with reality?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Availability of guns? Mental Health? Bad Parenting? The media....

Or is it more complex and some combination of these and other things....?

Easiest targets around. "Gun Free Zones" and all that. I'm surprised our home-grown Islamists haven't made a stronger statement there.

Can we all agree that anyone that does this is mentally unstable?
If so, why? Genetic or environmental (developed thru experience...)?

"Why" is academic. It really doesn't matter. If you leave crazy people on the street, crazy things will happen.

 

[Bonzi]

I'm just very nervous about taking away peoples rights, bit by bit, to "protect them from themselves".... thinking Fahrenheit 451.....

 

[Dr Grump]

Because Yanks love their peashooters....

 

[Bonzi]

Because Yanks love their peashooters....

Actually, I think as a Nation we have become more passive.
.... it's something else... building anger and rage....

 

[Dr Grump]

Because Yanks love their peashooters....

Actually, I think as a Nation we have become more passive.
.... it's something else... building anger and rage....

Yeah, you could be right. Having access to such an array of weapons doesn't help..

 

[skookerasbil]

Im laughing at the sentiments posted by the progressives in here.........as if they represent the sentiments of the masses.

Hey dumbasses..........gun grabbing has NEVER been more unpopular than it is now!!!

No need to politicize it........... Record number of Americans oppose handgun ban

 

[skookerasbil]

Because Yanks love their peashooters....

Actually, I think as a Nation we have become more passive.
.... it's something else... building anger and rage....

I think you are exactly right..........we have leadership that has set the bar that low!! This leadership WANTS more poor and hopeless.........societal decay is in their interest. Offuckingcourse more people are going to snap.

 

[MisterBeale]

Let's talk when there is a shooting at a gun show.

 

[defcon4]

1/ Gun violence on popular tv shows, movies and video games condition behavior. Many of the heroes and villains somehow resurrect and death is not perceived as finite. Gun violence becomes the norm instead of the exception as a result of continuous brain washing by these media outlets mentioned before.
2/ Suicidal tendencies lead to suicide by cops and/or when committing mass murders there is no way out resulting in self inflicted wounds resulting in death.
3/ Declining morals, loss of the sanctity of life, out for vengeance mentality, isolation/alienation from community as a result of so called diversity instead of assimilation.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

 

[waltky]

Mebbe the shooters didn't have a positive school experience...

... then again mebbe it's an easy target for someone who wants multiple victims...

... or mebbe both.

 

[Bonzi]

2/ Suicidal tendencies lead to suicide by cops and/or when committing mass murders there is no way out resulting in self inflicted wounds resulting in death.

... this is interesting... why more suicidal tendencies....? or is that not what you were saying....?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Burger was wrong, and the right reasserted by the Court after a short 20th Century burp of nonsense.

No one of note has proposed that the 2nd guarantees "an unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires".