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Fourth of July overshadowed by 16 mass shootings across US (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why can't it be both? Especially when guns are so interwoven into the culture.

So it's not a mass shooting if the person is black and the crime is personal? What led you to come with that criteria? I tend to think "A mass shooting is a violent crime in which an attacker kills or injures multiple individuals simultaneously using a firearm." is a pretty fair definition. You know "mass" as in several individuals involved and "shooting" as in a firearm was involved. Keep it up with the mental gymnastics though.

[+] thoughtorgan 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] absquatulate 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People keep giving the swiss as an example but it's not the same context. Mainly because in Switzerland all men go through mandatory military service and that builds some discipline when handling a gun. Also they still have to get ( strict ) permits for those weapons, even with the accompanying training.

It is my impression ( and I apologize for the generalizations ) that in the US they're essentially handing out assault rifles to any rando with some cash on him.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Weird how the US is literally the only first world country with this problem. No way it has anything to do with the ease of access to guns!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder if there are any other differences in America from other first-world countries? Maybe it's the availability of swimming pools? Or too many McDonalds? Or maybe there are numerous social issues that are unaddressed here in the states and have been responsible for a much higher incidence of violence in general, of which guns are a small part.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There’s violent and unhinged people in every country. The difference is the guns… it couldn’t be anymore fucking obvious lol