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Why does America have more school shootings than other countries?

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Why does America have more school shootings than other countries?

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j. j.

Accessibility is the reason why there are more school shootings in the US.  Many say that even if guns were illegal, it wouldn’t matter and that people would just obtain them anyway.  Maybe.  Perhaps, but black market gun prices would soar and the average person wouldn’t spend that kind of money on one, let alone own a room full of them.  Since illegal gun prices would be through the roof, fewer people would be "collectors" like Nancy Lanza and most wouldn’t spend thousands to stock pile them.  As it stands right now, assault rifles are readily available in most states.  Banning assault rifles (which no average American needs in the first place,) and mega rounds of ammo, stiff laws should be in effect for anyone caught with one in their home.  The average American certainly doesn’t need a gun firing 5 bullets per second.  WHAT FOR?  Protection?  Please.  Most school shootings have been from kids of parents with these assault weapons in the home where their sons had fairly easy access to them.  If the US banned all assault rifles and put in place serious penalties for owning one, then I truly believe our incidences of these horrific shootings would decrease tremendously.  I hate to say it, but if some kid decided to do this with just a hand gun, he wouldn’t be able to take out 20 children.  He’d be stopped before mowing down scores of people.  It’s better than having him get a hold of an automatic weapon and tons of ammo.  Most of these school shooters also had some sort of mental instability as well and we don’t do enough in our country to provide treatment for them.  I’m perplexed why Nancy Lanza would teach a child with Asperger’s how to shoot.  A huge mistake.  After hearing Obama clearly promise prompt action, I fear not much or anything will change.  I can tell you this too…If we don’t do something…and something big…….and soon, I shutter to think what we’ll do the next time this happens, and it will.  We will blame the government and there will be riots and other actions taken from people not satisfied with law change. 

 

 

 

 

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One possibly significant difference between the US and most of the rest of the developed world is that when the rest of us feel a need to access healthcare for mental problems we don’t have to check the list of prices first. They will be non-existent or at least heavily subsidised, for treatment and for prescription drugs. However, the stereotypical US shooter is normally described as middle class, so wouldn’t these kids be covered by medical insurance? Would a student’s “co-pay” be big enough to discourage someone who was already struggling at university from asking for medical help? (I assume that if things gets bad enough, a free service will haul you away and lock you up, another incentive to keep quiet about your problems.

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perhaps american are just a bit more violent. Reminds me of the line in the film Barcelona, when this very issue was raised: Woman: You can’t say Americans are not more violent than other people. Fred: No. Woman: All those people killed in shootings in America? Fred: Oh, shootings, yes. But that doesn’t mean Americans are more violent than other people. We’re just better shots. I think this “question” is a bit ChatFilter, but I think this sums it up: * An antiquated interpretation of the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. * Access to guns based on same.

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Out of 300 million people, you’re occasionally gonna see one go batshitinsane. Plus, there’s this circular-reinforcement thing; the idea that “America Having Guns Is Bad” is popular in the media, and gun violence is frequently emphasized there. It gets eyeballs. Nothing gets attention like fear and spectacle. So because we’re sensitized to it and the media pushes it so hard (to sell more advertising), we notice it more. Note that Monash University link; you didn’t hear about it, did you? I certainly don’t remember it. But if it had happened in the US, you WOULD, for two reason: the media would hype it, and it fits into the preconceived notion that “America is a violent place”.

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There was a school shooting in Germany when I was there in 2002. I don’t know whether that got coverage anywhere else. Plus there’s just more America. School shootings are a really rare event, even in America, but with 300 million people they’re gonna happen once in a while.

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