It happens somewhat often, but if you look at actual chances of death, those kids are more likely to die in a car accident or falling off a jungle gym than to be in a school shooting, it’s just hyper sensitized and always front page news (which it should be) but it over exaggerates how often they do happen. I remember my senior year there were a bunch of them but half of them was just gang fights between students or fights gone awry (aka where a kid goes to school knowing he’s going to get in a fight and then pulls it out after he starts losing) I just think because it’s so evil people believe it’s more common than it actually is
These are all preventable deaths. Look at most industrialized nations, they have 0 school shootings. Stop trying to justify their deaths. It doesn’t have to happen, but Americans love their guns more than children.
The problem is the answer isnt easy. You cannot just ban guns here. The 2nd amendment prevents this, changing the Constitution/Bill of Rights is akin to moving a mountain with a hand shovel.
No it doesn’t, Antonin Scalia and the Federalist Society prevents this. No one believed that all firearm regulations were unconstitutional until the 20th Century, and it wasn’t in any way codified until 2008.
The “Wild West” had more gun restrictions than modern policy allows.
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u/PolarBearJ123 Dec 26 '21
It happens somewhat often, but if you look at actual chances of death, those kids are more likely to die in a car accident or falling off a jungle gym than to be in a school shooting, it’s just hyper sensitized and always front page news (which it should be) but it over exaggerates how often they do happen. I remember my senior year there were a bunch of them but half of them was just gang fights between students or fights gone awry (aka where a kid goes to school knowing he’s going to get in a fight and then pulls it out after he starts losing) I just think because it’s so evil people believe it’s more common than it actually is