It doesn't matter if it's the prevalence of guns causing these shootings, what does matter is that the absence of guns would prevent them.
As a society we can, and should, spend a huge amount of time and energy on self-assessment and self-reflection and look to find root causes to problems.
However, if there is an obvious fix to people getting hurt and dying, you do that, while you do the self-reflection in the meantime. Lots of people are being killed by drunk drivers... do we take a long hard look at the root causes of alcohol use and abuse, civic-engineering, and the impact of the car on our lives? Sure, but in the meantime we lower the limit, throw up checkstops, increase penalties, and advertise like crazy.
So yes, you're right, the problem is complex and multi-facted. But the solution isn't.
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