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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Piers Morgan ...the guy who has his own armed body guards calling on Americans to give up their gun rights? Why doesn't that clown go back to the UK where the slaves are already disarmed?
The solution to stop mass shootings at schools is so blindingly obvious. Mass shootings always happen in gun free zones like malls, schools etc.
Israel used to have problems with psychotic Palestinians walking into jewish schools and killing kids. Their solution was to arm the schools/teachers. Maybe teachers should be mandated to use some of this "professional development" time to take firearm training courses?
Also, why doesn't the media tell their audience how all these mass shooters have mental health problems and their prescription meds cause them to snap? They wouldn't want to lose add revenue to those drug companies now would they? I think this has a bigger effect than video games.
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I don't know how true this is to begin with, but to be honest, there's a huge difference between a small group of trained professionals carrying weapons for protection, and Joe Q Idiot with a temper problem being legally allowed to carry a handgun into whatever establishment he chooses.
Medications have a role in this, glorified violence has a role in this, the media's reaction has a role in this, the lack of mental health care access has a role in this. But a lot of other countries have the same issues with regards to media/prevalence of violence on TV and in video games/lots of people on psychiatric medications, but only one Westernized nation has the number of gun deaths. You honestly mean to tell me that the ease with which an American can arm themselves isn't part of the problem, when every study proves otherwise?