What is to blame for the increase in mass shootings in recent years?

[Midnight FM]

Number of mass shootings in the U.S. 2026| Statista

In 2025, there were seven mass shootings recorded in the United States.

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We can see an increase in mass shootings in recent years, though, if we go as far back as 1982, we can see some years where the rates of mass shootings aren't any higher.

Given that mass shootings are statistical anomaly, and aren't likely to be a safety threat to the average person, I'm not particularly inclined to be concerned about them. The reality is that uninformed people who consume mass media tend to be fearful of things that are an unlikely occurrence, and often contrive unhelpful solutions to what they view as problems (such as how the mass hysteria over 9/11 motivated the Iraq War, which many, in hindsight, view as a mistake).

Regardless, if some people are concerned about the increase in mass shootings, I would like to hear intelligent opinions on why they are increasing.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Love it when law enforcement shows up and says "yeah we knew about this guy"

 

[White 6]

Number of mass shootings in the U.S. 2026| Statista

In 2025, there were seven mass shootings recorded in the United States.

www.statista.com

We can see an increase in mass shootings in recent years, though, if we go as far back as 1982, we can see some years where the rates of mass shootings aren't any higher.

Given that mass shootings are statistical anomaly, and aren't likely to be a safety threat to the average person, I'm not particularly inclined to be concerned about them. The reality is that uninformed people who consume mass media tend to be fearful of things that are an unlikely occurrence, and often contrive unhelpful solutions to what they view as problems (such as how the mass hysteria over 9/11 motivated the Iraq War, which many, in hindsight, view as a mistake).

Regardless, if some people are concerned about the increase in mass shootings, I would like to hear intelligent opinions on why they are increasing.

DuckDuckGo

 

[Darkwind]

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Mostly the influence of the Legacy Media.

 

[Anomalism]

Love it when law enforcement shows up and says "yeah we knew about this guy"

People have rights. Law enforcement is limited in what it can do before that person commits a crime.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Mostly the influence of the Legacy Media.

And the hate factories called public schools

 

[Auld Phart]

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BBC?

the country that all but bans personal ownership of firearms?

 

[Midnight FM]

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Okay, but what is the reason that those things are allegedly increasing since the 1980s?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Number of mass shootings in the U.S. 2026| Statista

In 2025, there were seven mass shootings recorded in the United States.

www.statista.com

We can see an increase in mass shootings in recent years, though, if we go as far back as 1982, we can see some years where the rates of mass shootings aren't any higher.

Given that mass shootings are statistical anomaly, and aren't likely to be a safety threat to the average person, I'm not particularly inclined to be concerned about them. The reality is that uninformed people who consume mass media tend to be fearful of things that are an unlikely occurrence, and often contrive unhelpful solutions to what they view as problems (such as how the mass hysteria over 9/11 motivated the Iraq War, which many, in hindsight, view as a mistake).

Regardless, if some people are concerned about the increase in mass shootings, I would like to hear intelligent opinions on why they are increasing.

The majority of mass shootings are done with handguns and by gang members.

 

[Stuartbirdan2]

Number of mass shootings in the U.S. 2026| Statista

In 2025, there were seven mass shootings recorded in the United States.

www.statista.com

We can see an increase in mass shootings in recent years, though, if we go as far back as 1982, we can see some years where the rates of mass shootings aren't any higher.

Given that mass shootings are statistical anomaly, and aren't likely to be a safety threat to the average person, I'm not particularly inclined to be concerned about them. The reality is that uninformed people who consume mass media tend to be fearful of things that are an unlikely occurrence, and often contrive unhelpful solutions to what they view as problems (such as how the mass hysteria over 9/11 motivated the Iraq War, which many, in hindsight, view as a mistake).

Regardless, if some people are concerned about the increase in mass shootings, I would like to hear intelligent opinions on why they are increasing.

 

[Stuartbirdan2]

And the hate factories called public schools

Magas hate education

 

[Midnight FM]

Magas hate education

Public schools are just one tiny step above pure illiteracy. They primarily exist just because we'd have lots of individuals unable to fill out a job application if they didn't.

Not that I think private mass education is automatically any better.

 

[JGalt]

Okay, but what is the reason that those things are allegedly increasing since the 1980s?

People are for the most part nuttier than they were in the 80's. You could attribute the increased mass shootings to a number of factors: A more lenient court system, a lack of mental health screening, violence on the TV and media such as movies and music, a lack of religion in the home and schools, and the daily desensitization from being bombarded by violent news stories.

Some people cite the availability of firearms, but I can't accept that. Mass shootings are a societal problem, not a gun problem. They were far cheaper and easier to acquire 40 years ago, and were less restricted than they are now.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Magas hate education

derp derp.....typical brain dead lib

 

[White 6]

BBC?

the country that all but bans personal ownership of firearms?

BBC reports on all sorts of things. The brits have more trouble with the rise of mass stabbing. In July one guy stabbed 4, killing 2. In May, one stabbed 5, no deaths. In January another mass stabbing wounded 5, no deaths.

We're probably Number 1 for mass shootings, if you don't count middle eastern and other warring countries. Kinda makes you proud doesn't it. As Donny would say, We're the best! Nobody does mass shootings like we do!

 

[fncceo]

if we go as far back as 1982

Not a lot of people would call that ... "recent years"

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Drug use and social dysfunction rooted in family structure depletion.

 

[Midnight FM]

Not a lot of people would call that ... "recent years"

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The point is that we can go as far back as 1982, and there are years in which there haven't statistically been any more mass shootings than there have in recent years.

So if it "feels like" there are more mass shootings today, part of that is due to media hysteria.

 

[fncceo]

That being said ... what happened in the '80s when they closed down nearly every psychiatric hospital and mandated that it was better to treat dangerous psychotics in "the community".

 

[Midnight FM]

Drug use and social dysfunction rooted in family structure depletion.

You're going to need to quantify that one, and explain why it would make a difference if a father resides in the same physical vicinity as the mother and the child, if he is an abusive or negligent parent.

If a father is a gangbanger, maybe it would be better for him not to be in the home.