[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Steve9930

One of the things that always comes to the surface in these incidents is "Someone Knew". This case is no different and the other is there is more misinformation then truth used in the arguments. There is a lot of gut reaction to the incident which never arrives to a real solution. In this case we need to stick with the School Shooting. This evening Bill O'Reilly had three good points: 1) The legal age to buy any firearm should be 21 not 18. (There are brain development reasons why.), 2) We should have multiple security officers and locked doors during class. 3) There should be a watch list for people that have exhibited behavior such as this young man. I could not disagree on any of these points.

Something else he brought up. The number of shootings in a given year since 1999 has decreased dramatically. From over 600 thousand in 1999, to 70 thousand. Don't remember which year for the 70 thousand number. The facts are shootings have been decreasing many fold since 1999. So there is progress.

The main stream Media would make you believe there were 18 school shootings this year. When you analyze that data presented its misrepresented. They would also try to make you believe that the NRA gets its power from donations to Politicians. Another misconception. The NRA gets its power from its ability to mobilize the voters in the field. They don't give as much money to Washington then others would make you believe.

Bill also had a physiologist that was there on scene. He went over the trouble this young man had in his life. One Thing he said which I agree is, "Social Media is the Gasoline that lights the fire of these people".

Bill's podcast tonight was so right on target I've written him to ask if he would make it available to everyone not just premium members. I have also attached a link to the data on school shootings. These are facts that cover time, shooting, casualties, weapons used all the way back to the 1800s.

If you think guns will go away they will not. There will be no ban from Washington. However States do have the power to regulate weapons for public safety. You could see more state regulations. They do have the power and this is where the solutions should come. What ever these regulation criminals will always be armed. Its why they are criminals.

Here is the data on school shootings:
School shootings in the United States - Wikipedia

I think it's pretty clear that the statement of 17 (revised from 18) "shootings" is factually correct...given that every firearm discharge could hurt someone.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/14/flor...8-in-2018.html

The attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is the 17th U.S. school shooting within the first 45 days of the year, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy organization.

Everytown has been tracking shootings in schools and universities since 2013. It reports any time a firearm is discharged within a school building or on campus, whether accidentally or intentionally and whether or not anyone has been harmed.