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Originally Posted by Sarah_W
With the 4th of July, Uvalde, and the Greenwood Mall mass killings many people want to discuss this societal problem and find solutions to not only protect our children, but the public as a whole.
I know this thread will get locked if it becomes political so please do your very best to keep politics out of it.
The first issue in identifying a solution is understanding the problem. It begins with a failure of uniform definition. The FBI defines a mass murder event as 3 or more people killed. The media is inconsistent with their definition.
Mass shootings are the catalyst for people who wish to ban AR style rifles, despite the fact that 77% of mass shootings don't involve AR style rifles.
In my opinion a logical definition of a mass shooting should be:
1. 1 or more individuals plan to kill many strangers and 3 or more people are killed
2. Family quarrels and murder-suicides are not included
3. Gang violence is not included
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The problem is not guns. There have been stabbings, vehicles running people over, and other various acts of random violence. Everyone is looking for a solution to what can be done to curb this problem. Unfortunately the way things are now it is nearly impossible.
The problem is not one or two things, it is many things adding up to cause such chaos. It is the dissolving of the nuclear family, where there is no stable father figure. It is also the attitude of looking out for number one that started from the 1960's and 1970's "Me Generation". I am not a religious person but I recognize that the abandonment of religious prinicples and morality by society as a whole has led to a lack of values of lives and how we treat one another as human beings.
There are still many fine people in our society but those that are disenfranchised often have nothing that they can turn to. Politicians have sought to divide us for their political agendas. Drug usage and sexual "exploration" being given prevalence over responsibilty as a parent and societal member has led to abused or ignored children growing up without a stable upbringing. Ritalin given to children and other drugs, legal and illegal, have produced generations of kids that are troubled. If you examine the background of the very young shooters you'll see that most had been on Ritalin or were on other drugs currently or in the past.
Social media has also led to depersonalization of human beings and the lack of the aspect of polite conversation. It fuels anger and hate.
All of these things I mentioned are only a small part of what makes up the problems in society that are causing people to become erratic and violent. The lack of goals, the breakdown of culture, the lack of rspect, and so many other societal ills contribute to the problem as a whole. It is the total combination that has amassed the unfathomable behavior of individuals. It is so complex that it is nearly impossible to unravel. Sorry to appear to be so pessimistic but there is the grim reality of what is going on today due to these issues. Banning guns won't stop it.