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Originally Posted by Thor
The world is getting safer, this is true, what is up is mass shootings however, and the answer to why is the question everyone is asking. Lack of access to a universal healthcare system with mental health support? The growing poverty, the struggling middle class, the partisanship of politics and the growing animosity between "left" and "right"..
I wish there was a good answer to how to stop this, banning guns in the US won't work, it would start a mini civil war.
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I personally think the attention these stories get inspires others (much like suicides) and that the coverage needs to be way toned down.
The part that worries me about gun control movements is that they become rallying points for the lowest of the low conservative politicians, and also lead to more people buying guns.
I do have to say though, that it seems a lot of people in this thread think of the US as this crazy gun crazy place. When really it just isn't something most people even think about 95% of the time. After living here 15 years, I feel every bit as safe for myself and my kids as I did when I lived in Calgary.