I know this is one of HNs hot button topics, so I will try to steer clear of the usual stuff but two points leap out:<p>"""So far this year America has averaged one shooting in which four or more people are killed or injured every single day. """<p>Holy cow. Is it me or do these just not get reported or just don't "break through"? Is there a site listing these?<p>Years ago in Ireland the local news <i>always</i> reported road deaths ("sadly two young people died in a collision yesterday ...")<p>the thinking was that by reminding people of the dangers, they would drive more carefully (at least that's how it was explained to me)<p>I wonder if a similar approach might improve the situation in USA?<p>Secondly, I usually respect the economist but i don't think the article lived up to it "one simple trick to solve mass shootings" title - I came away with a reasonable view that it's a complex mix of nut jobs, overton windows and gun availability. but there is no simple fix
I think this is the best article I have seen on this topic:
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-things-to-know-about-mass-shootings-in-america/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-things-to-know-...</a><p>Specifically the graph about halfway through the article that show the relationship between the number of guns and frequency of mass shootings, clearly the USA is a significant outlier.<p>It's pretty compelling IMHO.