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Originally Posted by MartinSE
Well, the problem is the 2nd amendment. There is no way our divide government can make any changes to clarify it. The is debate over the meaning, and the current SCOTUS is not about to take a point of view that favors any controls.
This thread is simply going to circle the same old arguments, and once again nothing will change.
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Exactly.
Same ol' same ol'. Nothing will change. And media will beat the drum over and over and over
ad endless
nauseam.
Except that the one thing that NEEDS to change is mentioned in the sentence above. Research has proven, time and time again, that the ONE thing that exacerbates gun violence especially among younger people like no other is the endless, breathless media coverage. Research has proven time and again, particularly with mass shootings but also with individual shootings, that "copycat" shootings are the primary cause of at least 50% of such shootings, probably more. Examples:
"Violent events are often covered by news outlets in great detail and spread immediately through mass media and social media. Experts believe that this media coverage can inspire others to copy these actions or commit similar crimes.[1] This is often called the media contagion effect, and it happens with suicide, terrorist attacks, and mass shootings." (Etc.) "
(Does Media Coverage Inspire Copy Cat Mass Shootings?" Pew Research: Alex Pew, Lauren Goldbeck, Caroline Halsted, and Diana Zuckerman, PhD)
"An 18-year-old white man suspected of fatally shooting 10 people in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, appears to be the latest in a line of "copycat" gunmen carrying out deadlier mass shootings inspired by previous attackers, experts warned on Sunday." (Etc.)
("Copycat' mass shootings becoming deadlier, experts warn after New York attack" Tim Reid and Kanishka Singh, Reuters, May 15, 2022).
The above examples are but two of--perhaps--thousands.
Ironic, isn't it? The ONE provable thing America could do to substantially reduce gun violence, starting today, is the ONE thing media will NOT do. Media, by their incessant over-reporting and and breathless proselytizing over Demon Gun and those who employ them for purposes of murder, will continue to incite more such incidents. Disaffected people will continue to see, read and hear about these killings, and will decide that their 15 minutes of notoriety is a fine way to exit.
And the killings will go on.
Just how much blood is on the hands of American media?